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Ueli Steck (born October 4, 1976 in Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland) is a Swiss rock climber and mountaineer. He is famous for his speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps.
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 Expedition" in 2005, for which the climbing magazine Climb named him one of the three best alpinists in Europe. 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, while 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.
Nuptse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nuptse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nuptse massif.
The long east-west trending main ridge of Nuptse is crowned by seven peaks:
The main peak, Nuptse I, was first climbed on May 16, 1961 by Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi and the following day by Chris Bonington, Les Brown, James Swallow and Pemba Sherpa, members of a British expedition led by Joe Walmsley. After a long hiatus, Nuptse again became the objective of high-standard mountaineers in the 1990s and 2000s, with important routes being put up on its west, south, and north faces.
While Nuptse is a dramatic peak when viewed from the south or west, and it towers above the base camp for the standard south col route on Everest, it is not a particularly independent peak: its topographic prominence is only 319 m (1,047 ft). Hence it is not ranked on the list of highest mountains.
North face or Northface or The North Face may refer to:
Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain. It is located in the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal and Tibet. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is not the furthest summit from the centre of the Earth. That honour goes to Mount Chimborazo, in the Andes. The international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal runs across Everest's precise summit point. Its massif includes neighbouring peaks Lhotse, 8,516 m (27,940 ft); Nuptse, 7,855 m (25,771 ft) and Changtse, 7,580 m (24,870 ft).
In 1856, the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 8,840 m (29,002 ft). The current official height of 8,848 m (29,029 ft) as recognised by China and Nepal was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975. In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. Waugh named the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest, arguing that there were many local names, against the opinion of Everest.
Swiss climber Ueli Steck was killed Sunday in an accident near Mount Everest, Nepals tourism department said. The 40-year-old died when he slipped from a . Ueli Steck (41), popularly known as Swiss Machine in the mountaineering world was killed in an accident near Camp I on Mt Everest on Sunday morning, . Famed climber Ueli Steck dies at 41, 1976-2017, Nuptse Nepal, Near Mount Everest 30 April 2017 Ueli Steck (41), popularly known as Swiss Machine in the .
Massive Avalanche on Nuptse whikst hiking to ~Everest Base Camp for the British Heart Foundation
Damian and Willie-Benegas climbing-Nuptse-Himalayan-Expedition
Nuptse or Nubtse (Sherpa: ནུབ་རྩེ། नुबचे, Wylie: Nub rtse) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nubtse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nubtse massif. The long east-west trending main ridge of Nubtse is crowned by seven peaks: Peak metres feet Latitude (N) Longitude (E) Nubtse I 7,861 25,791 27°57′59″ 86°53′24″ Nubtse II 7,827 25,679 27°57′52″ 86°53′34″ Nubtse Shar I 7,804 25,604 27°57′41″ 86°53′47″ Nubtse Nup I 7,784 25,538 27°58′05″ 86°53′08″ Nubtse Shar II 7,776 25,512 27°57′39″ 86°53′55″ Nubtse Nup II 7,742 25,400 27°58′06″ 86°52′54″ Nubtse Shar III 7,695 25,246 27°57′30″ 86°54′42″ The main peak, Nubtse I, was first climbed on May 16, 1961 by Dennis Davis...
Octobre 2016, himalayisme, alpinisme... Face Sud du Nupste Shar II, 7776 mètres, Khumbu, Népal... Avec: Fred Degoulet, Ben Guigonnet, Hélias Millerioux et Robin Revest... Quelques mots d'Hélias... http://www.tvmountain.com "15 jours se sont écoulés depuis notre retraite dans l'immense muraille sud du Nuptse culminant entre 7700M et 7864m au Népal. Avec mes compagnons Fred Dégoulet, Ben Guigonnet et Hélias Millerioux alias : "le Gang des Moustaches", nous voulions ouvrir une voie en style alpin sur ce sommet tant rêver. Malheureusement, au 5e jours d'ascension, dans des îces flutes improtégeables, un enchaînement de mauvaises décisions engendrés par l'altitude, le créneau météo et la fatigue nous conduit à renoncer au sommet à 300m de celui-çi vers 7450m." Robin Revest.
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Video interview of Ueli Steck by Hervè Barmasse, one week after the "28 hours run" on the new route "C'est la vie" on the South Face of Annapurna. Location_ASOLO Videomaker_Riccardo Selvatico
Ueli Steck speaks about free soloing, training & his incredible Annapurna speed record. He reveals his most enjoyable climb in the Alps and his ethics on climbing success. Thank you to Ueli & Mountain Hardwear for making this interview possible. For more information please visit: http://www.uelisteck.ch/ http://www.mountainhardwear.com/ http://www.verticalgear.co.uk/ Music by CMA: https://soundcloud.com/cma-music
Everest- world best Swiss mountaineer and rock climber
Er ist einer der besten Alpinisten der Welt. Am 18. Mai des Jahres stand Ueli Steck auf dem höchsten Berg der Welt, dem Mount Everest. Sein Ziel war es, ohne Sauerstoffflasche den Gipfel zu erklimmen. Das hat er als einer von wenigen geschafft. Einen Namen machte sich der 1976 im Emmental geborene Profibergsteiger davor als Speed-Kletterer. Immer wieder stieg er in der Schweiz ungesichert, solo und in höchst möglichem Tempo Bergwände hinauf. An der Eigernordwand oder am Matterhorn realisierte er dabei Schnelligkeitsrekorde. Roger Schawinski spricht mit Ueli Steck über die Problematik des Massentourismus am Everest und will wissen, was ihn zu seinen riskanten Touren antreibt, wo seine Grenzen liegen und wie er mit Todesängsten umgeht.
www.epictv.com In this interview made just before leaving for Mt Everest, Ueli Steck (aka The Swiss Machine) talks about climbing Mt Everest, his most significant ascents, and the importance of leaving Everest open to all climbers in order to protect the livelihoods of the Nepalese people.
The Swiss Machine Ueli Steck has gone and done it again - this time without even trying apparently. On the weekend of August 18/19, Ueli and his friend Markus Zimmerman headed up the Schilthorn train for a leisurely paraglider flight over to the Rottal Hut where they hung out for the night in preparation for an early morning climb and flight from the Jungfrau. Conditions turned out to be ideal not only for climbing but for flying as well and Ueli ended up climbing and paragliding from the summit not only of the Jungfrau but of the Mönch and Eiger as well. In just over 12 hours. In this interview, Ueli gives us the lowdown on his very big day out.
Ueli Steck interview after his North Face of Eiger record in Sharma Climbing Barcelona (english with spanish subtitles) http://www.am14.net/ueli-steck-batorte-del-eiger/
At the 2013 OutDoor Fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany, I had the chance to meet Mountain Hardwear Athlete Ueli Steck. He was a super easy-going person to interview, very kind and honest in his answers. I asked him a wide variety of questions, from his favourite colour over nutrition in the mountains to the future. You can read more from Ueli at http://www.uelisteck.ch/ Find excellent mountaineering gear at http://www.mountainhardwear.com/ Read about climbing, backpacking and other outdoor shenanigans in the north at http://hikinginfinland.com/ Beats: Moan by Trentemøller - http://anderstrentemoller.com/
Today we’ve got news of the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Award nominations, which feature 2 climbers who will be well known to EpicTV viewers. First up is Ueli Steck, who’s been nominated, somewhat belatedly it would seem, for his incredible solo ascent of Annapurna’s south face last autumn. Here’s an excerpt from an interview we did with Ueli just after he got back from the trip where I asked him why he’d soloed such a huge route. Also nominated was Tommy Caldwell, for making the first complete traverse of the Fitzroy range in Patagonia. He and his partner Alex Honnold were on the route for 5 days, a staggeringly short time to cover so much ground. Previous winners of the award include Mike Libecki, who is currently starring in the amazing EpicTV show “Katabatic”, which char...
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