KATHMANDU: Red Bull athlete Andrzej Bargiel is still preparing his gear at Camp 2 on Mt Dhaulagiri and plans to launch a solo summit attempt of the world’s seventh-highest mountain tonight if weather allows, sources have confirmed.

Renowned Polish ski mountaineer Bargiel is preparing for a solo ascent from Camp 2 and aims to ski down from the summit of Dhaulagiri without supplementary oxygen.

All other climbers have already called off their attempts after encountering fragile snow conditions and high winds above Camp 3, but Bargiel remains at Camp 2 with a photographer and support staff.

“From Camp 2, Bargiel will attempt to climb the mountain alone while a photographer and support staff wait there,” sources said, adding, “This will be his first and final attempt on Mt Dhaulagiri this season.”

Bargiel has already completed ski descents from eight 8,000-metre peaks without supplementary oxygen, including Everest, K2, Nanga Parbat, Manaslu, Broad Peak, Shishapangma, Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II.

Bargiel, 38, completed a ski descent from the summit of Nanga Parbat to base camp without supplementary oxygen in June this year. He also made a summit-to-base-camp ski descent from Everest without supplementary oxygen in September 2025.

He gained international recognition in 2018 after completing the first full ski descent of K2. In 2023, he became the first skier to complete descents of all four 8,000-metre peaks in the Karakoram.