Andrzej Bargiel

Andrzej Leszek Bargiel (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ˈlɛʂɛɡ ˈbarɡʲɛl]; born 18 April 1988, in Łętownia, Poland) is a Polish ski mountaineer, backcountry skier, mountain runner and climber, who became the first person in history to climb and ski from the summit of Everest without any bottled oxygen. Raised in Łętownia, he is a three-time Polish ski mountaineering champion and held third place in the overall World Cup. He is the current record holder in taking the least time to achieve the Snow Leopard award. He is also the current record holder in the Elbrus Race. Since 2013, he has been running his original HIC SUNT LEONES (“here are lions” in Latin) project, the goal of which are speedy, oxygenless ascents and ski descents from the highest mountain peaks on Earth. These included Shishapangma in 2013, Manaslu in 2014, Broad Peak in 2015, K2 in 2018, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I in 2023, and Nanga Parbat in 2026. He is the first person to ski all eight-thousanders in the Karakoram range. He permanently lives in Zakopane, Poland.