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Polish climber scales Lhotse, makes ski descent

15.05.2026 09:30
Polish mountaineer Bartek Ziemski has summited Lhotse, the world’s fourth-highest peak, and completed a ski descent from the summit, becoming one of the few climbers to achieve the feat.
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Bartek Ziemski
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It marks his eighth successful ascent and ski descent of an eight-thousander without the use of supplemental oxygen.

Marcin Matuszewski has the story.

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