And now, after his attempts in both 2007 and 2008 , Ueli Steck has completed this great and visionary line. He did so alone - in what in ... On some short sections the ice and firn proved somewhat ...

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 British and 1981 Japanese pillars and is ca 2,500m high. The line, ...

On the North Face of Petit Dru (3754m) Ueli Steck ... which Steck led without his pack and bivy gear at M8+, leaving Griffith the task of following the pitch by jumar. Beneath the top Steck traversed ...

A look back at Ueli Steck and his solo ascent of the South Face of Annapurna... I've been surprised for years, and I don't envy them because the great thing is knowing and realising that these ...

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 ...

Ueli Steck from Switzerland and Don Bowie from Canada are currently on their way to the South Face Base Camp of Annapurna 8091m (Nepal, Himalaya) where they will attempt to climb one of the most ...

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 ...

Last Thursday 24 October the French guides Yannick Graziani and Stephane Benoist are reported to have climbed the south face of Annapurna, repeating the route climbed by Ueli Steck on 9 ... then ...

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 British and 1981 Japanese pillars and is ca 2,500m high. The line, ...