Andrzej Bargiel

Andrzej Leszek Bargiel (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ˈlɛʂɛɡ ˈbarɡʲɛl]; born April 18, 1988, in Rabka, Poland) is a Polish ski mountaineer, backcountry skier, mountain runner and climber.

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 amount of time to achieve the Snow Leopard award.

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.

In February 2019, Andrzej Bargiel was named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.

World's first ski descent of K2 with Andrzej Bargiel