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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.
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...
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 · 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 · Swiss climber Ueli Steck was killed Sunday in an accident near Mount Everest, Nepal’s tourism department said. The 40-year-old died when he slipped from a slope and fell into a crevasse at around...
Nov 6, 2014 · In October 2013, alpinist Ueli Steck was alone at about 7,000 meters on the notoriously dangerous, steep, and difficult south face of the 8,091-meter peak. The proposed route he had...
May 9, 2017 · Last week, on May 4, world-renowned alpinist and speed climber Ueli Steck was cremated surrounded by monks in the Buddhist village of Tengboche, in the Khumbu region of Nepal. In attendance was Steck’s expedition partner Tenji Sherpa, Steck’s widow Nicole Steck, parents and friends.
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...
