A 30-year-old mountaineer became the first person to successfully ski down K2, the second highest peak in the world — here's the footage

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• 30-year-old Polish mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel became the first person to ever successfully ski down K2, the second highest peak in the world, in July.
• K2 is considered one of the toughest mountains to climb in the world.
• Bargiel attempted the feat last year but was turned back by bad weather and poor snow conditions.
• Watch the video below.

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Polish mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel became the first person to ever successfully ski down K2, the second highest peak in the world, in July.

Located in the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan, K2 is widely considered to be one of the most difficult and deadly mountains in the world to climb.

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