Davo Karnicar describes his historical, uninterrupted ski descent from the summit of Mt. Everest to Base Camp (translated from Slovenian):

Davo:
The whole ascent to Mt. Everest took us four days, which is very normal, I think. We made a night summit bid because I wanted to ski when there was the least wind. So we started toward the summit on Friday at around 10pm. We were on top on Saturday between six and seven in the morning. We were very much surprised there was so much snow there. The Hillary Step, the steep crest and huge amounts of snow which threatened to avalanche — these are the main characteristics of this first uninterrupted skiing from the top of the tallest mountain on this planet.

Question:
What about the Hillary step and the Icefall?

Davo:
Well, the Hillary Step was a problem already for the first climbers. For me, it turned out to be less dangerous than the pointed crest from the Hillary step to the Icefall. The Icefall is, of course, a huge sliding ground which can be avoided if approached from the left side, skiing along the main line leading into the serac, which is all the time falling from the Lho La saddle. Fifteen minutes before I skied there, one major fall took place, so I knew it would take some time before another one. Somewhere faster, somewhere slower, I in the end made it through the Icefall.

Question:
Were you happy with the equipment you chose - skis, boots etc?

Davo:
Yes, very much so. All the gear was tested before. There weren't any problems at all. The Elan skis turned very adequate - light enough to bring them to the top and very functional in all sorts of snow that you come across when you ski down 4,000 vertical meters.

Question:
What about the camera on the helmet, did you use it from Camp IV?

Davo:
Yes, I even managed to see a few shots, they are very good; we are also waiting for Ang Dorjee, who filmed the arrival to the top and the first meters of skiing. Quite a few shots were made from a distance through a tele lens.

Question:
Davo, how are you feeling, what are your plans for the following days?

Davo:
At this moment, to regain strength. Slowly, slowly I'm also becoming aware of the whole thing. It is something that was in my head for a long long time - I had it over in my thoughts so many times. Now it came true - it came true what I came here for. I've got no frostbites, rather fine.

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