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The first ski descentof K2 would be a monumental event.
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No one has yet proventhat it's possible,
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that it could be done without dying.
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To do it without using anysupplemental oxygen
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seems pretty unachievable.
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Andrzej, do you copy?
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- What's up?
- Where are you?
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Approaching Camp 4. Zero visibility.
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I can't ski in these conditions.
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You need to getthe f**k out of there,
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a cold front is coming,it'll be a massacre.
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Andrzej, you need to make a decision.
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I'm going down.
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There is something about K2
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that makes your heart
kind of skip a beat.
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I think about it
all the time. It's this beautiful,
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incredible mountain
that just draws you in.
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Even for real,
core, authentic climbers
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this is the dream mountain,
the hardest one.
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K2 is an incredibly...
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scary mountain.
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There have been so manyaccidents, so many fatalities.
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One in four people
that have climbed K2 don't come back.
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I've been a professional
climber and skier for decades now,
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but I had never been to K2
until last year
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and there is no reason
I would ever go there again.
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Andrzej definitely came out
of nowhere.
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I just remember hearing his name
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and I've been in this sport
for twenty years
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and I've never heard of Andrzej.
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When I heard
that Andrzej was headed to K2,
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I didn't know much about him
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and I was curious.
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During these expeditions
you meet many climbers.
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Over the years, accidents occur.
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Sometimes to
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remarkable athletes.
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I followed his progress in 2010.
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I was with him
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when he attempted a K2 ski descent.
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It was incredible for me
that he was skiing up there.
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There were just two people.
It was foggy.
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Nobody really knows what happened.
There were only assumptions.
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We think he fell off
with a piece of rock
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while placing his piton.
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Fredrick Ericsson was one
of the best extreme skiers
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and also a great climber.
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It's a reminder
of the dangers you face
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when climbing the walls of K2.
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It makes you question
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what you are doing.
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Expedition log, July 6th.
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Before climbing K2,my priority is to acclimatize.
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I chose Gasherbrum II,
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an 8000 meter peak,a day's trek from K2.
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After a few days it's pretty clear.
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The weather's not going to cooperate.
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I must think of a new plan.
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We couldn't go up
this morning because of the weather.
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If we climbed up...
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and got snowed in, it would be sh*t.
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It's not that easy.
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A meter of snow
at the base is not common.
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crevasse, crack...
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One of the challenges
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of 8,000 meter peak climbing
is you really can't skip steps
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and acclimatization
is absolutely essential.
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If you want to do it
without supplemental oxygen,
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that takes more acclimatization.
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If weather or bad conditions make it
impossible to acclimatize well,
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then that makes summit push
much more dangerous
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and much more difficult.
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Bartek,
can you help me with the packing?
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Stop filming. It's unnecessary.
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What's the definition of adventure?
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Adventure only begins when
the best laid plans all go wrong.
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Walking up the Baltoro
Glacier is super complicated.
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It can be intimidating.
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It can be really awe-inspiring.
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You're walking on the rocks,
you walk on the ice. It's hard.
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There's what I would call
more popular 8,000 meter peaks
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that have much easier access
and K2 is not one of them.
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This isn't my first K2 attempt.
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In 2017, I had an expedition here.
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A few weeks in, the weather worsened.
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I had to make a decision.
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To carry on to the summitor turn around.
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I gave up.
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The greatest lessons come
from failures.
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You've clearly found
some sort of limit
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to what you're trying to do,
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but it gives you an opportunity
to examine that limit.
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I also did not want
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to make it a success at any price.
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All the people
who come to the mountains
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they've learned to be okay
with failure
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and still, to try,
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still to take steps,
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still to dream big,
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even though a lot of times
it doesn't work out.
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I got a descent line from that trip.
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Based on my observations,it was possible.
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It was only a matter of timebefore I'd return to K2.
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To ski from the topwithout taking my skis off,
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I had to combine several routes.
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From the top,I had to descend towards the shoulder
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to get out of the death zoneas soon as possible.
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At this altitudethe mind is not fully functioning
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and your body starts to shut down.
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Then I head south to ski down
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through a huge glacial bowlto join the Cesen route.
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This is a very risky place.
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Avalanches are common here.
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From there, through Camp 3,
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I reach the infamousMessner Traverse.
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A very difficult section.
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It's a narrow ridgewith deep chasms on either side.
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Not many people have climbedthat way,
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and nobody has skied down that way.
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This is the only route
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that will allow me todescend the Polish route,
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and on to the base of K2.
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There are many hidden cliffsand chasms waiting for me.
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A wrong turnand I fall several hundred meters.
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My team help meto plan the route.
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I choose people I know and like.
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After all, we spend time together.
It's not a punishment.
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The atmosphere is crucial.
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We may not succeed,
but since we are here for a month,
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it's important to have fun
and make good memories.
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There's no expedition
leader.
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We manage somehow.
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There's Janusz Gołąb,
our safety support.
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We'll go down and rest
for a day. It's not far.
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I mean, it's far, but...
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Relax, Janusz,
we're tough as hell. Remember?
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Marek Ogień,
the photographer.
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It's the wrong radio.
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My younger brother,
the drone operator.
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You should start a fan page.
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I did.
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1500 new likes.
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The terrain is very complicated.
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You need to "read" the mountain wall.
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You need all the data.
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The drone is crucial
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to help see something
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without having to go there.
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There have been expeditions
that have used drones before.
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But nobody had succeeded
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in getting a drone
above an eight-thousander.
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I changed the drone's software,
to remove the height restrictions
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and increased its speed.
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You want to use everything in
your advantage to achieve your goal.
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There has been
sort of a generational shift
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in the use of technology
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to assist in very difficult
objectives in the mountains.
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I'm interested
in this slope, even from a distance.
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Can you approach it
from the other side?
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Right, to the bowl, and left.
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My family supports me.
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I know not everyone has this.
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Andrzej B
is saving his brother's feet.
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Bartek washed all his socks
and forgot to leave one pair.
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His brother came to the rescue
with fluffy slippers...
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- And feet warmers.
- That's right.
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Having my little brotherhere means everything.
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When you have ten siblings
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looking out for each othercomes naturally.
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I grew up
in a village called Łętownia,
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between Krakow and Zakopane.
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Everything was about the farm
run by our parents.
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We supported and helped them.
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I had a big family. Everybody wanted
to have something to call their own.
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My first skis were really long.
190 cm to 2 m long.
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I traded my ping pong bats and my
pocket knife for them.
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I remember cutting them in half
just to make them useable.
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It was the deal of a lifetime
now that you look at it.
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Grzegorz showed me
the Tatra Mountains
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and the things
that you could do there.
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Naturally, it rubbed off on Andrzej.
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I didn't really teach him specifics,
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he just showed up and did what I did.
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He got so into it
that he just ran with it.
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A difficult moment came for me
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and even more so for Andrzej.
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At 15, I moved out
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and tried to make it on my own.
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I apologized to him
and told him he'd have to manage
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I can see now
that this motivated him even further.
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Whenever he visited
I was out and about.
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I gave him the equipment
I used in competitions.
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He would ski-tour all day.
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There were many of us
in our house,
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so training provided a personal space
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where I could go
to find peace of mind.
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I liked it so much, the next time I
ski toured, it was in a competition.
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This sport was for me.
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So I trained every day
in the village.
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July 9th.
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Meter by meterwe're exploring the slopes of K2.
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We had to marka descent line from the top.
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When we reached K2
we planned to take the Basque route
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until it intersects the Abruzzi route
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at the shoulder of K2 at 7800 meters.
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The descent line was different.
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There aren't real experts
to instruct you,
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to tell you what's
possible and what's impossible.
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This is not how it works.
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You learn these things by yourself.
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A chef from a neighboring
expedition came to our base.
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He said he saw a person
through binoculars.
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It turned out to be a climber in a
place he definitely shouldn't be.
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The climber was
extremely exhausted,
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hanging on to his ice axes
above a two kilometer crevasse.
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There are no rescue services here.
You need to help each other.
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Bartek flew there with a drone.
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I didn't expect the drone
to be so helpful.
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I tweaked the engine
speed parameters.
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The air is thinner there
so the engine has to work harder.
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The vertical wall, on the left
there is a range covered with snow.
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It's completely obvious.
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If someone calls for help,
we set our goal aside.
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It turned out that one
of the three climbers had got lost.
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Can you see him?
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Yes.
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We came up with an idea.
To use the drone to guide him.
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Bartek took a clever approach
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and flew the drone
about four meters back and forth.
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As soon as the man moved,
he flew a bit further.
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As a result,
the climber started following it.
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He realized that someone
can see him.
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He was in a very poor state,
extremely tired.
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But he got himself out
of there in a few hours.
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It was ground-breaking,
Bartek did an amazing job.
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I have a large family
that helps each other out.
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So we know when someone needs help.
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Unbelievable pride.
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I was proud of my brothers
for helping.
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They proved a sense of maturity
towards the mountains.
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They know
that nothing comes before a life.
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I think this is maybe
the next big step in mountaineering
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and some people will like
it and some people will hate it.
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Drones are going to add a lot of
safety and information
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to our climbing and skiing.
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The time came for Andrzej
to address the Messner Traverse.
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Where the Basque route intersects
the Polish line.
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For me it was the only way
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to complete a full descent.
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I didn't know if it's possible
to ski down this route.
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I planned to go up
the Cesen route, straight to Camp 3.
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Then, to the Polish route via
the Messner Traverse.
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It was all a big unknown.
254
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Is Janusz there?
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Hey, Andrzej.
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I'm here. What's up?
You're good? Safe and sound?
257
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I'm good, it's f**king cold,
258
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but I'm sureit's worse where you are.
259
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Tomorrow I want to attempt
the Messner Traverse.
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Even Reinhold Messner
didn't get through his own route.
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He was weary of this place.
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I knew no one had ever been there
before.
263
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Those seracs are shiny.
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It hurts to look at them.
Sometimes they break off.
265
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You see avalanches
with ice, a lot of snow and rocks.
266
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We didn't know
if a full descent
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on skis was even possible...
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that he could connect the traverse
and Polish route
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without removing his skis.
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I'm sure all this combined made for
the most difficult descent on Earth.
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I hope you're alreadyfed and well-rested.
272
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Be careful, Andrzej.
273
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My journey in alpine skiing
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began when I was 17 years old.
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I took part in competitions.
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As a junior,
he wasn't allowed on longer routes.
277
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But after completing
the junior competition,
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he would sneak in
to the senior competition,
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and sometimes beat them.
280
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I wanted to compete with the best.
281
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He is determined
and when he comes up with an idea,
282
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he works hard and doesn't give up.
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He began representing Poland
at ski touring events.
284
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He took part in the
World Championships
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and other big ski alpine events.
286
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If you're going to compete,
you may as well win.
287
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It was difficult
to maintain this high level
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without financial support.
289
00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,160
We took photos
of the French team's equipment
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and looked for people
who could sew us the same suits.
291
00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,120
Just when the sport was about
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to be accepted into the Olympics,
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an avalanche occurred.
294
00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:06,600
Around a dozen people were buried,
including me.
295
00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:15,480
The pressure is so great,
it tears off your clothes.
296
00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:20,120
It's not like you can make a hole.
You can't even move your finger.
297
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:27,400
Just when
I was losing consciousness,
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they quickly dug me out.
299
00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,480
Ultimately,
I think this prevented
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the sport's inclusion
at the Olympics.
301
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It was a turning point for me.
I stopped competing.
302
00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,560
I didn't really know what I would do.
303
00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,680
If I were to commit to the mountains,
I'd have to do it on my own way.
304
00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:04,560
July 12th.
305
00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,480
After a night spent above 7000 meters
306
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I preparethe most dangerous part of my route.
307
00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:33,040
Horror.
It's a dangerous place.
308
00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,680
Above the traverse
hangs a 300 meter serac.
309
00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:40,360
You never know
if a huge avalanche will occur.
310
00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,120
It's very steep.
Around 75 degrees.
311
00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:58,200
Here, the anchor points are key.
312
00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:03,640
You need enough rope
to reach the second point.
313
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And a clear path down
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when you run out.
315
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,360
When I'm afraid...
it means I'm not prepared...
316
00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:15,200
I don't know what to expect...
I'm not safe.
317
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,560
The steeper terrain you're in,
318
00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,760
the harder it is to stop yourself.
319
00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:40,640
So you really have to stay on
your edges and be very controlled.
320
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,560
You make one mistake,
you lose an edge, and you're gone.
321
00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:58,280
He went down
through a narrow couloir on the left.
322
00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,840
He's going out of vision.
323
00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,800
When you're executing
something for the first time
324
00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,760
a human has ever done it,
325
00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,360
that's a mental barrier
that has been literally taken down.
326
00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:25,440
You move the line, you know.
327
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,720
What was possible used to be here,
and now it's here.
328
00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:59,680
It was the first time
I believed the route made sense.
329
00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:09,040
Breakfast was waiting.
I could take a shower.
330
00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,640
Every return to
base camp is a positive one.
331
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,920
it's warm, pleasant, and calm.
332
00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:27,320
July 15th.
333
00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:34,840
Before the summit pushI have to acclimatize at 8000 meters.
334
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,160
I'm heading up the mountain again.
335
00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,480
On the climb up,I'm always planning my ski down.
336
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:57,880
I'm on the Abruzzi route.
That was my idea for acclimatization.
337
00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,960
I set off at 5 am.
338
00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,760
A long descent ahead of me.
339
00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:07,480
I thought it would be better
to set off early without skis
340
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,440
not to risk anything.
341
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,440
The Abruzzi route is well-prepared.
342
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:17,440
I don't want to miss the best window
343
00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:19,280
for the summit push.
344
00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:29,760
In 2010
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00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:36,240
I took part
in a race up Mount Elbrus.
346
00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:40,560
There were several dozen competitors
from all over the world.
347
00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:46,600
He wasn't used to such altitudes,
and all of a sudden he's at 5600.
348
00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,240
Even though
I had travelled a lot to the Alps,
349
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,720
I had never been above 4500 meters.
350
00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,200
I managed to beat the judges
351
00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:02,040
before they even made it
to the finish line.
352
00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,960
They thought it was impossible
to get there so fast.
353
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,720
Come on, come on!
354
00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,160
I had to repeat the run
across the finish line
355
00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:19,040
in order for them
to capture it on camera.
356
00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,040
Here's our winner.
357
00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,200
Drinking carbs and proteins.
358
00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:33,920
As a result,
359
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,880
mountaineers wanted me...
360
00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,280
to join their expeditions.
361
00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,640
I joined national expeditions
362
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,680
on two eight-thousanders,
Manaslu and Lhotse,
363
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,840
on the condition
that I could take my skis
364
00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:01,680
to see if skiing
that high was possible.
365
00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:04,920
After taking part in two expeditions
366
00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:08,200
I realized this wasn't for me,
367
00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,720
and that I have to do it my own way.
368
00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:16,960
Dreams can lead you
to unexpected places.
369
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:19,920
Mine led me to K2.
370
00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,400
July 15th, 7pm.
371
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,720
The weather is perfectfor a summit push
372
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,400
but it can turn at any moment.
373
00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,000
My summit window is rapidly closing.
374
00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,920
I must be preparedfor the final summit push.
375
00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,800
Just when I hadsuccessfully acclimatized
376
00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:07,200
we heard about our friend's accident.
377
00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:11,400
They wantedto mark a new route at Broad Peak.
378
00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:16,000
A member of the group was injured
by a falling piece of ice.
379
00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,480
It cut his thigh wide open.
380
00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:20,840
We are at the sceneof the accident
381
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,360
so we'll now see if he can walk.
382
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:27,280
Is he in pain, or is he
in shock and feeling nothing?
383
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:29,040
He's in a lot of pain.
384
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,960
Is it just a cut,
or did he injure his joint, bone?
385
00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:35,720
It's a deep cut.I can see his bone.
386
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,960
Large hemorrhage?
387
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:39,760
Yes.
388
00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,000
In the Karakoram
389
00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,640
you can't have a guarantee
of a rescue
390
00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:46,840
when things go wrong.
391
00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,760
The good thing is,
in the mountains there is still
392
00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,760
like a brotherhood amongst teams,
393
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:54,520
even competitive teams.
394
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:59,920
Let us know,
we'll try to prepare something.
395
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:05,240
We quickly organized a rescue.
396
00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:24,600
After three hours,
we saw their headlights.
397
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:28,000
We'd reached them.
398
00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,760
I put a pressure dressing
over it,
399
00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,400
and I splint his leg
in case it was broken.
400
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,960
Does anyone have anything
to secure it?
401
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,840
Carrying him was the biggest problem.
402
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,560
The terrain is uneven,
403
00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:09,440
everything was moving
from side to side.
404
00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:17,800
We got to the base at dawn
405
00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,320
and the doctor took care of his leg.
406
00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:40,320
Take care of yourself.
407
00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,360
A real western.
408
00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:56,560
A rescue of someone else's life
409
00:35:56,720 --> 00:36:01,400
very much compromises
your own personal goals,
410
00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:03,840
your timeline, your health,
411
00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,120
but you're called in to rescue,
412
00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,000
you're called in to do rescue,
and you do it.
413
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,440
July 17th.
414
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,400
We approach the final stageof the expedition.
415
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,200
In a few days we planto make a summit bid.
416
00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:42,120
I hope nothing gets in our way.Many small things can go wrong.
417
00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:50,280
Now we just waitfor the right moment.
418
00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:01,880
Five centimeters of snow
in the morning,
419
00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,280
three in the afternoon,
seventeen at night.
420
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:08,240
How cloudy is it at 8000 meters?
421
00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:09,400
Let me see.
422
00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:13,200
Base Camp,
over. What about the weather?
423
00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:19,560
It's snowing, it's windy also.
424
00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:22,520
Very strong wind and snowing.
425
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:27,080
What people don't see
from the outside...
426
00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:30,560
is the waiting,
and there's so much time,
427
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:34,080
especially on 8,000 meter peaks
where you're doing nothing.
428
00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:37,200
You're sitting at base camp
and you're looking at the mountain
429
00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:40,440
and calculating,
430
00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,400
and trying to figure out the best...
431
00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:45,800
method of attack, and sometimes
that method of attack is...
432
00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:47,880
doing nothing.
433
00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:06,440
July 19th.
434
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:12,080
With every day I wait,my chances dwindle.
435
00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,480
I must make a decision.It's now or never.
436
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:29,040
I had to be focused,pack my backpack.
437
00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:31,400
It was difficult because
438
00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:35,280
I didn't know how many daysI was going to spend up there.
439
00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:41,800
Sometimes even one little thingmay be crucial for your safety,
440
00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:44,440
or even your life.
441
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:50,000
Is my snowsuit up there?
442
00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:54,080
I have the thin one here.
Will it be enough?
443
00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:56,640
You'll be moving, right?
444
00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:04,160
The weather
forecasts aren't 100% accurate.
445
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,640
They have to be assessed
on a regular basis.
446
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,440
I decided it was worth a go.
447
00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:13,520
If the weather worsens,
I can go back.
448
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:14,720
This is the start.
449
00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:23,080
Let the K2 summit push begin.
450
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,040
There are certain codes,
451
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:51,960
certain ethics around
how you do something.
452
00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:01,160
And what I really appreciate about
Andrzej's style is that,
453
00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,240
it's very self-reliant.
454
00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:12,120
He decided not to use oxygen
455
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:15,160
and he's carrying his skis
on his back.
456
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:25,320
The plan was for Janusz
to leave earlier,
457
00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:30,480
and to meet up at Camp 3
We'd make the summit bid together.
458
00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,040
We'd take the Cesen route.
459
00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:38,360
Janusz is a remarkable
alpinist.
460
00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:43,360
His achievements include
summiting Gasherbrum in Winter.
461
00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:46,960
Having him
462
00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:51,680
greatly improved the chances
of my success.
463
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,880
Something weird happened
that evening
464
00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:15,000
and I had to tell Andrzej about it.
465
00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:18,480
Janusz was in trouble.
466
00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,720
He couldn't move.
467
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:27,360
We contacted the doctors
at Broad Peak.
468
00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:30,560
Broad Peak reporting to K2.
469
00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:35,760
Hi, Paweł. Janusz has a problem.
470
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:40,240
We'll try to put him through,
so that you can hear him.
471
00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:42,640
I can't get up.
472
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:47,000
I wanted to go outside to pee,but I couldn't.
473
00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:48,280
I felt a sharp pain.
474
00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:52,560
My lower back really hurt.
475
00:41:52,720 --> 00:41:55,360
Andrzej had to help melay down again.
476
00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:01,480
Where is Janusz? At which camp?
477
00:42:01,720 --> 00:42:04,440
At Camp 3, 7000 meters.
478
00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,920
Can Janusz go down on his own?
479
00:42:10,240 --> 00:42:12,560
That's the million dollar question.
480
00:42:12,720 --> 00:42:14,480
I can't answer that.
481
00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:18,000
If he can barely walk,he will need someone else's support.
482
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:23,440
The pain may decrease tomorrow,but it may not.
483
00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:25,440
Time will tell.
484
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:28,200
Okay, thanks.
485
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,480
It was clear
I couldn't make it to the summit.
486
00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:54,400
And we were so close.
487
00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:02,120
I'd spent a day and a half with him.
488
00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:07,080
Here is a person
you are very worried about.
489
00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,400
It was concerning for Andrzej.
490
00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:14,480
His climbing partner couldn't move.
491
00:43:19,120 --> 00:43:25,960
We got messages of northerly
low-pressure fronts headed our way.
492
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:30,360
It was worrying.
493
00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:34,560
I thought
I wouldn't be able to go down
494
00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:38,560
and would be stuck here for a week.
495
00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:46,360
The whole expedition
is there for Andrzej to summit,
496
00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:50,200
and suddenly
it can all turn upside down...
497
00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:54,000
because he has to help someone.
498
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:57,120
This is impossible to foresee.
499
00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:06,480
At the base,they had medications for me.
500
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,280
We came upwith the idea to use a drone.
501
00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:17,600
We packed Tramal,
Paracetamol and a few other things.
502
00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:21,560
The drone will fly up to 7000 meters
with medicine.
503
00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:29,160
Before that, the drone was
never needed to transport anything.
504
00:44:29,320 --> 00:44:35,600
I didn't know if it could fly
with the added weight.
505
00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:50,760
I had to fly above the clouds
in order to get to Camp 3.
506
00:44:53,240 --> 00:44:58,920
It was a very difficult flight.
Poor conditions...
507
00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:08,960
But I succeeded
508
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:21,920
To see them use a drone to
deliver medicine to a high camp?
509
00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:23,080
That is...
510
00:45:23,720 --> 00:45:27,160
I mean, I'm speechless.
Like, it's such a game changer.
511
00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:34,120
I never thought
512
00:45:34,280 --> 00:45:39,520
the drone would be used to save lives
513
00:45:40,320 --> 00:45:42,160
or deliver medication.
514
00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:47,840
Next time
we have to send a cow to Camp 3.
515
00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:03,200
I started to feel better.
516
00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:07,560
I wanted to go to the top.
517
00:46:07,720 --> 00:46:09,920
I'd have become one a few people
to make it twice.
518
00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:15,960
But I couldn't even roll on one side.
I was in a lot of pain.
519
00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:18,840
Janusz has so much experience
and knowledge.
520
00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:23,080
Such a person is vital.
521
00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:25,680
I felt lost.
522
00:46:29,080 --> 00:46:31,400
All of a sudden you are really alone
523
00:46:32,480 --> 00:46:33,880
and it's all on you
524
00:46:34,040 --> 00:46:36,280
to decide
how you're going to proceed.
525
00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:38,520
That's scary.
526
00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:42,640
When we backed out in 2017
527
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:46,560
and decided
we were not going to make it,
528
00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:50,480
we knew something stayed
with Andrzej.
529
00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:55,760
I decided to give it a try.
530
00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:59,160
I would summit alone.
531
00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:04,360
If something is wrong,
go back.
532
00:47:05,160 --> 00:47:06,160
What?
533
00:47:06,320 --> 00:47:07,640
If something is wrong,
go back.
534
00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:11,920
It's hard for me to imagine
535
00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:14,520
how he could
have that mental strength
536
00:47:14,680 --> 00:47:15,840
and physical strength.
537
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:17,960
He was solo
538
00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:21,520
and that demands a lot of respect.
539
00:47:34,240 --> 00:47:39,400
Solitude isn't a problem for me.
540
00:47:46,760 --> 00:47:50,520
Years of training
have prepared me for it.
541
00:47:51,880 --> 00:47:57,400
I'm not scared
to be alone in the mountains.
542
00:47:58,120 --> 00:48:02,960
Sport was always
a solitary process for me.
543
00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:26,600
I left Camp 4 around 6 am.
544
00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:38,520
The Abruzzi route is a popular route
for climbers.
545
00:48:38,680 --> 00:48:42,400
Many were shocked when I passed them
546
00:48:42,560 --> 00:48:44,440
because I showed up out of nowhere
547
00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:45,880
without an oxygen tank.
548
00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:55,120
When your brain starts
to not get enough oxygen
549
00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:57,040
it starts to build pressure
550
00:48:57,200 --> 00:48:58,960
and that pressure starts to push
on parts of the brain
551
00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:01,360
and makes those parts of the brain
not work.
552
00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:05,560
Everyone I've ever seen
at those altitudes
553
00:49:05,720 --> 00:49:08,200
without supplemental oxygen
are struggling
554
00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:10,080
just to put one foot
in front of the other.
555
00:49:11,720 --> 00:49:13,960
I am almost at the top.
556
00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:20,360
I don't have much strength left.
557
00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:24,440
The weather is getting bad.
558
00:49:26,720 --> 00:49:31,200
Your brain isn't aware
of how slow you're moving.
559
00:49:53,600 --> 00:49:56,040
Hi, Andrzej.We can hear you at the base.
560
00:49:57,720 --> 00:49:59,200
I'm at the top.
561
00:50:11,560 --> 00:50:13,560
Great, that's awesome!
562
00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:23,080
You get to enjoy the summit
but you also have to understand that
563
00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:25,560
the hardest part
of your task is still ahead of you.
564
00:50:25,720 --> 00:50:26,880
You can't stay there
565
00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:29,440
for an extended period of time.
You have to keep moving.
566
00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:34,160
The clouds are moving fast.
567
00:50:35,880 --> 00:50:40,560
The wind is blowing
from the left. Your right, facing us.
568
00:50:44,440 --> 00:50:48,480
I was at the summit
for less than half an hour I think.
569
00:50:55,800 --> 00:50:58,920
It is the death zone,
your body is dying
570
00:50:59,080 --> 00:51:03,040
but your rational brain knows that
571
00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:07,480
you have this crazy athletic
mental requirement
572
00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:08,680
still ahead of you.
573
00:51:14,240 --> 00:51:18,240
Now you have to perform
very technical skiing.
574
00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:24,640
I've always skied with oxygen,
575
00:51:25,240 --> 00:51:28,320
to do it without
is just a completely different level.
576
00:51:30,600 --> 00:51:32,880
The moment I clicked into my skis
577
00:51:33,040 --> 00:51:35,040
I realized the worst part was ahead.
578
00:51:36,680 --> 00:51:40,760
I think it's clearing up.How are you feeling?
579
00:51:41,760 --> 00:51:43,480
I want to get the f**k out of here.
580
00:51:44,840 --> 00:51:45,840
Get out of there.
581
00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:52,560
I start for the shoulder.I must escape the death zone quickly.
582
00:52:07,880 --> 00:52:11,080
All of a sudden
your whole body switches.
583
00:52:11,720 --> 00:52:14,560
You're starting over from scratch,
because you're not climbing any more.
584
00:52:15,880 --> 00:52:17,440
You're using different muscles,
585
00:52:17,600 --> 00:52:22,640
you're using different brain waves,
different fear pathways.
586
00:52:32,400 --> 00:52:35,280
The first meters down
were tough.
587
00:52:35,440 --> 00:52:36,880
The snow was very wet.
588
00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:38,680
I was scared
that something would give way.
589
00:52:48,520 --> 00:52:50,360
When you're in the big mountains
590
00:52:50,520 --> 00:52:52,200
in the Himalayas
and in the Karakorum,
591
00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:55,760
there is potential
from massive avalanches.
592
00:52:55,920 --> 00:52:58,080
Class four, five avalanche
that could take out a town.
593
00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:00,840
You just don't know
what's going to happen.
594
00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:03,000
It's a very unstable environment.
595
00:53:07,240 --> 00:53:09,760
I will go to the right side, ok?
596
00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:13,440
I had to cross the climbers' route.
597
00:53:13,600 --> 00:53:17,240
I risked triggering an avalanche
on them.
598
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:23,600
It's a very delicate balance,
599
00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:30,800
which means that your capacity
to assess your terrain
600
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:35,800
and your level of situational
awareness has to be a very,
601
00:53:35,960 --> 00:53:38,200
very elite level.
602
00:53:43,080 --> 00:53:45,240
You know, of course
we are at very high altitudes,
603
00:53:45,400 --> 00:53:48,240
lack of oxygen makes decision making
quite difficult,
604
00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:51,400
your brain feels foggy
or like you were drunk
605
00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:55,080
and so this adds a lot of risk
to everything you do.
606
00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:06,000
The thing about K2
is if the snow is firm
607
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:08,280
pretty much every single place on K2,
608
00:54:08,440 --> 00:54:10,640
if you fall,
you will go to the bottom.
609
00:54:10,920 --> 00:54:12,160
There is nowhere to stop.
610
00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:18,400
This means that
any small mistake will be fatal
611
00:54:39,080 --> 00:54:42,800
I've now spentalmost 20 hours in the death zone.
612
00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:47,120
I need to keep moving.
613
00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:50,120
The most challenging sectionstill awaits.
614
00:54:50,520 --> 00:54:51,920
The Messner Traverse.
615
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:08,360
I didn't know what it was,
because it wasn't forecasted.
616
00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:14,280
He descended into a cloud. White out.
617
00:55:14,440 --> 00:55:16,400
And if you can imagine snow is white,
618
00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:21,320
you have white clouds,
it changes everything.
619
00:55:23,120 --> 00:55:25,280
Hello, Andrzej. Report to base.
620
00:55:29,520 --> 00:55:32,760
A cold front is comingwith the clouds.
621
00:55:39,240 --> 00:55:41,320
Hello, Andrzej. Report to base.
622
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:44,040
- What's up?
- Where are you?
623
00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:47,920
Approaching Camp 4. No visibility.
624
00:55:49,080 --> 00:55:50,960
I can't ski in these conditions.
625
00:55:59,280 --> 00:56:02,480
In unknown terrain
you need good visibility.
626
00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:10,760
I was worried about him.
627
00:56:11,320 --> 00:56:15,360
I knew he acclimatized
and was well-prepared,
628
00:56:15,720 --> 00:56:20,880
but I knew each hour up there
629
00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:24,280
would drain his energy to ski down.
630
00:56:28,880 --> 00:56:31,520
You get vertigo,
so you're trying to descend,
631
00:56:31,680 --> 00:56:33,120
but you can't tell if you're moving
632
00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:34,360
or you're standing still.
633
00:56:34,520 --> 00:56:38,360
You can't tell
if you're going faster, slower.
634
00:56:38,520 --> 00:56:41,240
You can't tell
if the slope falls away,
635
00:56:41,400 --> 00:56:42,680
if it flattens out.
636
00:56:43,320 --> 00:56:44,800
You can't see crevasses.
637
00:56:45,360 --> 00:56:48,280
That's one of the most
dangerous conditions you can have.
638
00:56:48,600 --> 00:56:50,480
How much time do I have?
639
00:56:51,040 --> 00:56:52,480
Okay, listen.
640
00:56:53,480 --> 00:56:55,800
The bottom of the shoulderlooks okay,
641
00:56:55,960 --> 00:56:58,280
just the top is covered in clouds.
642
00:56:59,520 --> 00:57:01,880
He needs to get the f**k
out of there.
643
00:57:02,040 --> 00:57:03,280
It'll be a massacre.
644
00:57:05,560 --> 00:57:09,040
Andrzej, make a decision.
645
00:57:09,760 --> 00:57:11,200
Holy sh*t.
646
00:57:12,080 --> 00:57:14,120
Bartek is flying up to you,just start going down.
647
00:57:15,040 --> 00:57:16,040
I'm going down.
648
00:57:29,360 --> 00:57:32,480
He put all his chips on one hand.
649
00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:36,880
He was wearing a thin snow suit,
with just underwear underneath it,
650
00:57:37,040 --> 00:57:38,640
and it was -30 degrees outside.
651
00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:49,600
At last, I'd left the death zone.
652
00:57:52,320 --> 00:57:54,160
There's a lot more oxygenin the air now.
653
00:57:55,600 --> 00:57:59,200
Soon, I'll reach Janusz at Camp 3.
654
00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:01,040
Meanwhile, I must hurry.
655
00:58:01,240 --> 00:58:03,840
This glacial cirquelooks very dangerous.
656
00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:15,240
In the 8000 meters ski descents,
657
00:58:15,400 --> 00:58:18,120
I think the most dangerous part
is if and when
658
00:58:18,280 --> 00:58:20,760
you need to leave the climbing line
659
00:58:20,920 --> 00:58:22,240
and take the risk to go on slopes
660
00:58:22,400 --> 00:58:24,520
that you have not tested
on the way up
661
00:58:24,680 --> 00:58:27,440
and no longer have an easy escape.
662
00:58:28,680 --> 00:58:32,400
Look for rocks below.You have to pass them from the right.
663
00:58:32,560 --> 00:58:35,880
I'll give directionsfrom your perspective. your right.
664
00:58:37,720 --> 00:58:39,800
It's very, very high stakes
in terms of
665
00:58:39,960 --> 00:58:42,640
just kind of your logistical planning
666
00:58:42,800 --> 00:58:44,280
and understanding of the ski descent.
667
00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:52,960
Look for rocks below.
668
00:58:53,120 --> 00:58:56,960
You have to pass them from the right.
669
00:58:57,560 --> 00:58:58,560
Below you.
670
00:59:04,680 --> 00:59:10,160
You have to have a mental map
of where you're going,
671
00:59:10,320 --> 00:59:15,520
because you're literally mapping
the route out for yourself,
672
00:59:15,760 --> 00:59:17,480
when you're going down.
673
00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:20,840
There are crevasses below you.
674
00:59:21,000 --> 00:59:23,360
And a serac, so you can't go there.
675
00:59:25,280 --> 00:59:29,760
It's important to have
that mental map and clarity because
676
00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:32,240
that couloir that looks just like
that couloir
677
00:59:32,400 --> 00:59:33,960
ends in a thousand-foot cliff.
678
00:59:35,800 --> 00:59:37,840
Andrzej, go left. Your left!
679
00:59:39,840 --> 00:59:42,520
It's simply too dangerous there.
680
00:59:42,720 --> 00:59:45,320
There are crevasses below you.
681
00:59:45,480 --> 00:59:47,600
I can see them, don't worry.
682
00:59:50,200 --> 00:59:54,680
When I was there,
I knew the route by heart.
683
00:59:54,840 --> 00:59:56,880
I just needed good visibility.
684
00:59:57,040 --> 01:00:00,120
You can anticipate things,
685
01:00:00,280 --> 01:00:03,880
but the expanse is so large
and unique
686
01:00:04,040 --> 01:00:07,600
that you have to evaluate
the dangers yourself,
687
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:09,640
because you feel the snow.
688
01:00:10,080 --> 01:00:11,800
This is maybe
the part I love the most
689
01:00:11,960 --> 01:00:13,600
about the skiing
in the high mountains
690
01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:18,080
because your focus has to be 100%.
691
01:00:18,240 --> 01:00:21,240
This level of hazard below you
692
01:00:21,400 --> 01:00:23,680
means you are here and nowhere else.
693
01:00:23,840 --> 01:00:27,880
It's just you and your skills
and your decision making every turn.
694
01:00:49,040 --> 01:00:50,480
Thanks.
695
01:00:51,800 --> 01:00:56,240
I reunited with Janusz at Camp 3.
696
01:00:56,800 --> 01:00:57,960
F**k!
697
01:00:58,600 --> 01:01:00,680
I ate three gels today.
698
01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:04,080
When Andrzej arrived,
I was happy he'd reached the summit.
699
01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:05,280
But also in style.
700
01:01:05,440 --> 01:01:09,080
The first Pole to reach
the summit via the Basque route.
701
01:01:09,240 --> 01:01:12,400
There were only a few
technical parts left
702
01:01:12,560 --> 01:01:15,160
and that horrible Messner Traverse.
703
01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:25,920
To push into that unknown space,
704
01:01:26,080 --> 01:01:28,600
having people you can rely on
705
01:01:28,760 --> 01:01:30,240
and trust is important.
706
01:01:30,960 --> 01:01:32,560
You need everything to get down.
707
01:01:36,680 --> 01:01:38,320
Before the expedition you said
708
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:42,000
that it is the most difficult thing
you'd ever do.
709
01:01:42,440 --> 01:01:43,840
You’re almost there.
710
01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:45,400
Just a little more focus
and you'll be fine.
711
01:03:00,400 --> 01:03:01,400
Beautiful.
712
01:03:01,760 --> 01:03:04,120
The first Ski descent from K2.
713
01:03:04,280 --> 01:03:06,200
We can go home now.
714
01:03:06,840 --> 01:03:08,160
What an amazing day.
715
01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:13,680
This put Andrzej
in to this mountain's history,
716
01:03:13,840 --> 01:03:15,200
and the history of skiing.
717
01:03:16,720 --> 01:03:20,160
He is part of this next generation
718
01:03:20,320 --> 01:03:24,720
that is going to be pushing the edge
of the human potential.
719
01:03:26,920 --> 01:03:29,600
I thought it was impossible.
This can't be true.
720
01:03:30,400 --> 01:03:32,920
He couldn't have done it like that
and he did.
721
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:36,000
We are starting
to see the possibilities
722
01:03:36,160 --> 01:03:37,920
of what drones could do.
723
01:03:42,280 --> 01:03:43,280
Congratulations.
724
01:03:43,440 --> 01:03:46,880
- Good job.
- I'm glad you’re back.
725
01:03:49,160 --> 01:03:51,480
Equipment has just
made it possible
726
01:03:51,640 --> 01:03:53,120
to do what Andrzej has done.
727
01:03:53,280 --> 01:03:54,760
It's a complete game changer.
728
01:03:55,760 --> 01:03:57,000
I'm so tired.
729
01:03:57,640 --> 01:03:59,520
This was fantastic.
730
01:04:01,720 --> 01:04:02,760
High five.
731
01:04:05,720 --> 01:04:07,120
A long time ago
732
01:04:07,280 --> 01:04:11,720
I realized that dreams
don't come true by themselves.
733
01:04:11,880 --> 01:04:16,120
You must realize them.
734
01:04:17,560 --> 01:04:19,920
And that’s it. It’s crucial.
735
01:04:20,400 --> 01:04:26,640
Stars don’t just fall out of the sky.
736
01:04:31,000 --> 01:04:33,680
What Andrzej achieved
was truly remarkable
737
01:04:33,840 --> 01:04:35,160
and it was inspiring for me.
738
01:04:39,240 --> 01:04:41,800
My mum gave birth to eleven children.
739
01:04:42,200 --> 01:04:47,520
That challenge can’t be compared to
skiing down K2.
740
01:04:51,960 --> 01:04:52,960
And next...
741
01:05:05,160 --> 01:05:08,360
To get to where we are,we've had to take risks.
742
01:05:08,800 --> 01:05:11,200
We are built with that instinct.
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