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Ueli Steck (born October 4, 1976 in Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland) is a Swiss climber. He is also a skilled carpenter and lives in Ringgenberg in Interlaken.
At the age of 17, Steck achieved the 9th difficulty rating (UIAA) in climbing. As an 18-year-old he climbed the north face of the Eiger, and the Bonatti Pillar in the Mont Blanc massif. In June 2004, he climbed the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau within 25 hours with Stephan Siegrist. Another success was the so-called Khumbu-Express in 2005, for which the climbing magazine Climb named him one of the three best alpinists in Europe.[citation needed] The project consisted of the first solo-climb of the north wall of Cholatse (6440 m) and the east wall of Taboche (6505 m).
In 2007, whilst climbing up the direct line on the southern flank to the summit of Annapurna in the Himalayas, he was hit by a falling rock which smashed his helmet. He was knocked unconscious, slipped more than 200 feet, but survived with only bruises and a concussion. In May 2008, again climbing Annapurna, he broke off his ascent due to an avalanche threat, but the next week climbed to assist a Spanish climber Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, who had collapsed. Medical help was slow in coming and the Spanish climber died despite Steck's help.
Ueli Steck New Speed Record Eiger 2015
Ueli Steck in Les Drus "North Couloir Direct" (VI, Al 6+, M8)
Ueli Steck's 82 Summit Challenge Almost Went Wrong On The Last Peak | EpicTV Climbing Daily, Ep. 560
Ueli Steck High-speed clumb on Eyger (the Alps, Switzerland)
Ueli Steck | Mountaineering Legend
82 Summits In 62 Days, Ueli Steck Tests His Endurance In The Alps, Part 1 | Presented By Goal Zero
Ueli Steck - The Swiss Machine
Tragedy Strikes Ueli Steck’s 82 Summit Project, Part 3 | Presented By Goal Zero
Explore Mont Blanc with Kilian Jornet, Ueli Steck, Candide Thovex, and Google Maps
Ueli Steck | South Face of Annapurna
The Everest Sherpa Incident - Coffee With Ueli Steck | EpicTV Climbing Daily, Ep. 161
Ueli Steck 3
Himalaya Speed PART 1: Training in the Khumbu
Ueli Steck - A New Vision
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