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Ueli Steck (Alemannic German: [ˈuεli ʃtɛk]; 4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and alpinist. He was the first to climb Annapurna solo via its South Face (though this is disputed by some), and set speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps. He won two Piolet d'Or awards, in 2009 and 2014.
Oct 4, 2023 · On April 30, 2017, Ueli Steck met an untimely and tragic end while acclimatizing for an attempt at the Hornbein route on the West Ridge of Everest. The route had only been climbed a few times, and not since 1991, but that wasn’t enough for a climber of Steck’s caliber.
May 30, 2017 · On the evening of April 29, roughly 15 hours before world-renowned alpinist Ueli Steck died in a fall in Nepal last month, he sent a text message by satellite phone to his climbing partner,...
Sep 13, 2021 · According to The New York Times, the Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck, 40, known for his fast, bold, solo ascents in the Alps, Himalayas, and elsewhere, died on Sunday April 30 on Nuptse during an acclimatization run for the Lhotse Traverse, his goal for this trip to the Everest region.
Apr 30, 2017 · Ueli Steck, a charismatic Swiss mountaineer famous for speed ascents of some of the tallest and most difficult mountains around the world—feats of mind-blowing endurance that earned him the...
Apr 30, 2017 · KATHMANDU, Nepal — Ueli Steck, a renowned mountain climber nicknamed “the Swiss Machine” for his rapid ascents of some of the world’s most imposing peaks, died in an accident on Sunday at a...
Apr 30, 2017 · Ueli Steck, 40, "slipped and fell 1,000 metres" to the foot of Mount Nuptse as he trained for an attempt to climb the world's highest mountain, Nepalese officials said. His body was recovered and flown by helicopter to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
Ueli Steck was killed in the Himalaya last weekend. The 40-year-old was near Camp 1, on the way up Nuptse when he fell into the Western Cwm. He was climbing solo, acclimatising for an ambitious new route that he planned to try, combining Everest with Lhotse.
Apr 30, 2017 · Record-breaking Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck has died during an attempt to scale Mount Everest. He was 40 years old.
May 4, 2017 · Ueli Steck, who has died aged 40, was one of the world’s greatest climbers of recent times. Nicknamed the “Swiss Machine”, in recognition of his speed and endurance, he died in an accident...
