(1976-10-04)4 October 1976 Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland
Died
30 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 40) Nuptse, Nepal
Nationality
Swiss
Career
Starting age
17
Ueli Steck (Alemannic German:[ˈuεliʃtɛk]; 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[1]), and set speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps. He won two Piolet d'Or awards, in 2009 and 2014. Having previously summitted Mount Everest, Steck died on 30 April 2017, after a fall during an acclimatizing climb for an attempt on the Hornbein route on the West Ridge of Everest without supplemental oxygen.
^Gogorza, Óscar (9 April 2021). "Mountaineering expert Rodolphe Popier: 'I think Ueli Steck lied'". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
UeliSteck (Alemannic German: [ˈuεli ʃtɛk]; 4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and alpinist. He was the first to climb Annapurna...
hours and 28 minutes, 20 minutes faster than the previous record holder UeliSteck, who then beat Arnold's time by 6 minutes in 2015. Arnold was already...
bishop Michael R. Steck (born 1972), American drag queen also known as Pandora Boxx Paul Albert Steck (died 1924), French painter UeliSteck (1976–2017), Swiss...
would take too long. Notable alpine free solo speed climbers include UeliSteck and Dani Arnold, whose rivalry was featured in the 2021 film, Race to...
then to Annapurna East (8,047m). On 8 and 9 October 2013 Swiss climber UeliSteck soloed the Lafaille route on the main and highest part of the face; this...
November): New team ascent record by UeliSteck and Nicolas Hojac in 3 hours 46 minutes. 2015 (17 November): UeliSteck climbs the Heckmair Route in 2 hours...
the South) and 120 from Chinese Tibet (North side). Swiss mountaineer UeliSteck died in a fall during a warm-up climb on Nuptse, which he was conducting...
Buhl, Reinhold Messner and Doug Scott, and latterly by alpinists such as UeliSteck, Mick Fowler, Paul Ramsden, and Marko Prezelj. The annual Piolets d'Or...
outdoor adventures, Wenger started to cooperate with individuals such as UeliSteck and Mike Horn acting as their brand ambassadors providing each of them...
Messner and Doug Scott, and later by Mick Fowler and Marko Prezelj, and UeliSteck. Since the 1980s, the development of the safer format of bolted sport...
him die if he falls while free soloing; he finds out about the death of UeliSteck and reflects on his own risk-taking. In a trial run, Alex climbs El Capitan...
Mount Everest 21 times. The season had a tragic start with the death of UeliSteck of Switzerland, who died from a fall during a warm-up climb. There was...
Urubko and Cory Richards [pl]. In April 2013, Moro, while climbing with UeliSteck who was preparing for a traverse next spring of Everest and Lhotse, got...
by Piotr Morawski (Poland) and Simone Moro (Italy). 2011: 16–17 April, UeliSteck (Switzerland) soloed the southwest face in 10.5 hours, leaving base camp...
non-African to climb in the Ruwenzoris Allen Steck (1926–2023) US, mountaineer and rock climber UeliSteck (1976–2017) Switzerland, soloed Eiger north...
the time, but almost seventeen years later on 27 April 2016, climbers UeliSteck and David Göttler, came across the remains of the two climbers emerging...
Choi Gang-sik), January 16, 2005. 2005 North Face - first solo ascent by UeliSteck, April 15, 2005. 2005 Southwest Ridge - summit attained by Kevin Thaw...
television premiere headlining Discovery Channel's Elevation Weekend. During UeliSteck and Simone Moro's attempted ascent of Mount Everest in April 2013, a conflict...
repeated solo until 29 years later, in winter 1994 by Catherine Destivelle. UeliSteck set the record time in climbing the north face (Schmid route) of Matterhorn...
Rodolphe Popier: 'I think UeliSteck lied'". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Kiester, Shey (14 October 2013). "UeliSteck's Annapurna South Face...
1976 – Alicia Silverstone, American actress, producer, and author 1976 – UeliSteck, Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (d. 2017) 1977 – Richard Reed Parry...
ascents embodied this style, included Marko Prezelj, Mick Fowler, and UeliSteck. The charter was amended to de-incentivize excessive risk-taking after...
minutes (ascent: 1 hour and 40 minutes, descent: 53 minutes). January 13: UeliSteck climbs the classic Schmid route on the north face in 1 hour and 56 minutes...
Eiger north face New and Old Explorations of the Eiger, Photos & Video UeliSteck wins inaugural Eiger Award 2008 Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine...
Google released a video entitled: 'Explore Mont Blanc with Kilian Jornet, UeliSteck, Candide Thovex, and Google Maps' to promote the Street View of Mont Blanc...
14a (8b+) on El Capitan. 28 pitches, 2 of 5.14a and 11 of 5.13. 2009 : UeliSteck leads, over 4 days, Golden Gate on El Capitan, USA, at 5.13a (7c+), onsighting...
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