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 ...

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 ...

On 9 July Ueli Steck from Switzerland reached the main summit of Gasherbrum II (8035m) along the normal route.

For most people, climbing a mountain face is unthinkable. For Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold, that wasn’t enough–they had to do it fast. In Race to the Summit, a new feature-length documentary ...

Ueli Steck on 16/08/2016 climbing the Innominata Ridge. 5 hours and 30 minutes from Camping La Sorgente in Val Veny to the summit of Mont Blanc Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, ...

Potrait of Swiss Alpinist Ueli Steck, the fastest man in the Alps with speed records on the Eiger, Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses.> News Ueli Steck ...

'It was actually a really short trip. Climbing up there, perfect conditions, an everything just worked out well. Some times you just have these kind of days, but then you also have to realise these ...

'I've always felt comfortable about climbing without a rope. That pushed me to speed climbing, but we have to be honest also, at one point you have to stop that, or you're not going to surive. ' These ...