In one of the most audacious, yet perfectly executed, climbs, Ueli Steck soloed a new route on the south face of Annapurna in 2013. The new route climbs the wide depression/gully between the 1970 ...
The list of potential legends cut down in their prime is long, containing the likes of George Mallory, Alison Hargreaves, ...
Ueli Steck from Switzerland has set a new speed record on the Eiger North face, climbing the Heckmair Route in 2:47:33. On February 13 Ueli Steck from Switzerland set a new speed record on the Eiger ...
In 2014, Swiss super-alpinist Ueli Steck flew into Scotland for an under-the-radar mixed climbing hit with British alpinist and photographer Jon Griffith. Sarah Stirling tracked him down to find out ...
Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...
Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...
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 ...