JAMIE FOY
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The Swiss Machine
UELI STECK
Killed in Mountaineering Accident!
"Of course I want to climb Everest and Lhotse," Steck told the Swiss daily when asked about his measure of success. "But that's a very high goal. Failure for me would be to die and not come home.”
Ueli Steck
'"tt's hard to explain how much risk I take, because I'm the only person who's in the moment, and who's making the decision. It's just takes one second to make the wrong decision. This can happen to the best. Going to the mountains is not something you read in the book. You have to be out there."
Ueli Steck
BREAKING NEWS:
Ueli Steck, the "Swiss Machine", died in a mountaineering accident while acclimatising for an attempt to climb Everest and Mount Nuptse, back to back, without oxygen. He even reported Wednesday on his Facebook page, that "he had quick day from Basecamp up to 7,000m and back" as he believed "active acclimatisation" was the most effective way of getting used to high altitude. According to his climbing partner, Tenji Sherpa, 26, who was at the Everest Base Camp when the accident ocurred, because of a frostbite hand. “This is a big loss to mountaineering worldwide. I am shocked by his death.”
Although the exact cause of Steck's death is unknown, it is believed the 40 year old was climbing alone near Camp II when he slipped and fell more than 3,280 feet. Despite the high winds, his body was recovered and transported to Kathmandu via helicopter for autopsy.
As the news shot across the globe at the speed of the internet and social media, Ueli Steck will be remembered as one of the greatest mountaineers that has ever lived. The Swiss climber won numerous awards, including two Piolet d'Or awards in 2009 and 2014 for his speed records on the Eiger and the North Face trilogy in the Alps. And when it came to climbing in the Himalayans, Steck reached the summit of Everest without oxygen in 2012. But his greatest achiements, according to many, came in 2015, when Steck climbed all 82 Alpine peaks over 4,000m (13,100ft) in 62 days.
When asked about his intended link up of Everest and Nuptse, he replied...“I think it’s possible, but we don’t know. That’s exactly the challenge. That’s exactly the interesting thing. Nobody has done that before.”
To hear our exclusive interview with Ueli Steck, where we talk about death and the number's game, please tune into our Podcase below and visit his profile page.
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This is one of the last known interviews with Ueli Steck, who shared his thoughts about death and dying and the alluring number's game. To learn more about Steck and to watch his videos, please visit his Profile Page.
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