Aleksander Ostrowski (skier)

[20][21][22][23] After summiting Cho Oyo, Ostrowski set his sights on another eight-thousander, Gasherbrum II in the Karakoram.

[24] Alongside Piotr Śnigórski, a photographer, ski instructor and climber, the two began their climb on 21 July 2015.

After two days of climbing, Śnigórski and Ostrowski reached Camp 3, and by 24 July they made their push towards the summit.

After hours of climbing in heavy snow, Ostrowski and Śnigórski abandoned their summit attempt on 25 July after reaching 7,600 meters.

Upon hearing the news, countrymen Andrzej Bargiel and Darek Załuski, came to base camp to support search activities, despite summitting Broad Peak days earlier.

[28] According to statements by Bargiel, he pleaded with officers for hours to allow him to search for the missing climber, only to be denied as Pakistan's military closed the mountain.

[32] Following his death, his family and his fellow mountain rescue colleagues organized an annual sports competition for alpine skiers in his memory.