Rip, ueli steck supertopos climbing discussion forum is the worlds most popular community discussion forum for people who actively climb outdoors. On the death of ueli steck theres always a residiual risk. He conquers in free solo style this trio of threat in only hours no rope, no bolt was needed. Ueli steck is currently on everest to climb a different route with simone moro without oxygen. The sherpas let him back because they didnt leave the camp until both sides sat down and had peaceful talks in which both groups apologized to each other.
Aug 26, 2015 from a story in climbing since 1970 see link below. With the speed record on the north face of the grandes jorasses and the fastest time on. Walter bonatti was an italian mountain climber, explorer and journalist. This is ueli steck by eric bardos on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Rip, ueli steck supertopo rock climbing discussion topic.
The infamous north faces of eiger, grandes jorasses and matterhorn are awesome challenges just for the best climbers. A tribute to the legend of speed climbing, ueli steck, who left us on april 30th 2017 during a soloclimb of the nuptse himalaya. Stay tuned for part 3 coming out next tuesday the 29th of december. On july 27, dani arnold began up the cassin route on grandes jorasses. Ueli steck loses his life in an accident in the himalayas. He was the first to climb annapurna solo via its notoriously challenging south face, and set speed recor. In 2011, he broke ueli steck s speed record for the eigers north face, climbing the route in 2. I wish i could have met this great man and bent his ear about all his fantastic adventures. Ueli steck first climbed the north face of the eiger, a mountain responsible for more. In one of the boldest himalayan climbs in history, mountain hardwear athlete ueli steck completed the first solo ascent of annapurnas south face. Conference of ueli steck high performance through perfection speed records on all three big north faces in the alps. Video by mountain hardwear ueli steck is known as one of the worlds best speed climbers and soloists. Swiss speed climbing legend ueli steck doesnt let things scorch.
He had never climbed either of the routes before, but completed the grand jorasses in 2 hours 21 minutes, and the matterhorn in 1 hour 56. Our thoughts remain with ueli stecks family and friends. His speed ascent of the eiger in 2008 grabbed international attention, which he climbed solo in 2hr 47min 33sec. Nov 14, 2014 ueli pushes the limits in every style of climbing.
We caught up with the swiss machine to find out how he has been preparing for the highest peak in the world. Grandes jorasses colton macintyre ueli steck speed record. The next winter, he followed up with record ascents of the north faces of the grandes jorasses he broke the speed record by four and a. And in his youtube video posted before his climb, he. Ueli steck s latest project was maybe the most ambitious undertaking of his long climbing career. Mountain climbing on slippery slopes that stand at towering heights is nothing new for the brave and athletic ueli steck. An important world cup qualifier was taking place that evening, but if chris boningtons life were a football match it would be a 22 goal thriller which ended 11 goals all and went into extra time. According to a report on the himalayan times website, swiss alpinist ueli steck known as the swiss machine has died in an accident on mount everest. Ueli steck, known as the swiss machine, was an unparalleled. See the full video of ueli on the reel rock film tour this fall.
Dani arnold was born in 1984 8 years later than ueli steck and is a swiss mountain guide. Ueli steck was a swiss rock climber and mountaineer. Ueli steck s triple speed climbing record by antarcticadventureuk. Jun 01, 2017 speak to your resort team for more advice. So 20092010 he finished the speed trilogi in the alps.
Sep 24, 2010 see the full video of ueli on the reel rock film tour this fall. May 01, 2017 the swiss are mourning the loss of one of their greatest sports heroes, speed climber ueli steck, who died on sunday in the himalaya. To progress on his archivement ueli decidet to do it onsight. This year i just want to enjoy a little bit of sun. Ueli steck has two speed records on two mont blanc massif. Mammut pro team athlete dani arnold sets a new speed record north face of the grandes jorasses. Grandes jorasses north face speed solo ueli steck youtube. Steck died near the base of nuptse at camp 1 after falling 3,280 ft. He climbs the cassinroute in only 2 hours and 4 minutes. Dec 26, 2016 ueli steck, the swiss machine, has yet again broken the record for a solo speed ascent of the north face of the eiger. This article appeared in the obituary section of the print edition under the headline obituary. Eiger, grandes jorasses and matterhorn in the past three years, ueli steck has occupied himself with the speed ascents on the three big north faces in the alps. While the news and video broke to public only recently, it has been almost a month since dani arnold climbed grandes jorasses in 2 hours 4 minutes via the famous cassin route also know as walker spur.
Before we sit down with ueli however, its time to round up all of the incredible action from last weekends lead climbing. He had climbed the sister mountain of everest to acclimate himself to the. He set up record times at the grandes jorasses on the colton macintyre route and just climbed the face in 2h 21min. Ueli stecks latest project was maybe the most ambitious undertaking of his long climbing career. Ueli steck conquered the most dangerous northfaces of the alps in record time and set new alpinism benchmarks in on the eiger northface, the matterhorn and the grandes jorasses. The north face of the grande jorasses is a magnet for modern alpinists. Here is a look back at how swiss alpinist ueli steck, who died at the age of 40 while climbing near everest, transformed himself into the aweinspiring swiss machine. Dec 06, 20 grandes jorasses north face speed solo ueli steck duration. We grabbed a word with ueli inbetween peaks to find out how hes been getting on and what the remainder of his mission involves. Join ueli and the team as they battle their way through the highs and lows of a very classic alpine challenge in the alps. Ueli steck runs up eighteen 4000m peaks in a day, part 2 presented by. Ueli stecks phenomenal climbing career swi swissinfo. He started with the eiger northface on the heckmair route.
Ueli steck talks about the north face of the eiger at the royal geographical society in london. Bee gees pebble mills show included for whom the bell tolls by webtwinkle. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. In recent years, he set three speed records in the alps. Zurich katmandu, may 4, 2017 ueli steck s family took farewell of ueli in the monastery of tengboche near katmandu nepal on thursday morning local time as part of a solemn ceremony. The swiss climber ueli steck, 40, has died on a mount everest training climb on the nearby nuptse. Tucked high up the leschaux glacier, the mountain has maintained some of its inaccessibility, an adventurous place, quiet and still, away from the ski lifts and noise of neighbouring chamonix. Ueli steck training for everest without oxygen 20 epictv.
All photos courtesy of planetmountain, credit jonathan griffith taken during his 2008 speed solo of the colton macintyre grandes jorasses, chamonix in 2 hours 21 minutes. Watch the northface trilogy online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Kith and kin arriving from switzerland to receive ueli steck. Dani arnold free solos 1,200meter grandes jorasses. I know he thought he was a regular guy but when god made ueli steck he broke the mold. Ueli steck buried by his family and further background.
By steve house by steve house ueli steck on the summit of the grandes jorasses, mont blanc range, france after his record speed ascent of the macintyre colton route. The fall actually happened on an acclimation tour on the nuptse. Steck was the first to climb annapurna solo, and set speed records on the north face trilogy in the alps. On 28 december 2008 ueli steck from switzerland climbed the classic colton macintyre route up the north face of the grandes jorasses in in a mere 2 hours and 21 minutes, setting a new record for the wall and climbing all three great north faces of the alps in staggering times. Ueli steck knew he was dicing with death swi swissinfo. According to the nepali tradition, the deceased was cremated in an impressive ceremony which lasted around three hours. Ueli stecks ridiculous mountaineering career mark horrell. Monday 1 hour runningintensity 2 1 hour stretching 1 hour stabilization core training slideshow tuesday 2 hours runningintensity 2 1 hour stretching 1 hour mental training s. The world lost one of the greatest mountaineers in the sports history on sunday when ueli steck, 40, died in an accident in the himalaya. Dec 18, 2015 video by mountain hardwear ueli steck is known as one of the worlds best speed climbers and soloists. Dani arnolds new speed record on grandes jorasses and beyond. Ueli steck wiki 2020, height, age, net worth 2020, weight, family find facts and details about ueli steck on. The peak is part of the mont blanc massif and sits on the border of france and italy.
Apr 30, 2017 the david beckham of mountaineering ueli steck dead on mount everest hours after posting haunting message saying. In one of the boldest himalayan climbs in history, mountain hardwear athlete ueli steck completed the first solo ascent of annapurnas south face in a record 28 hours. Earlier in the year he attempted a difficult route on everest without oxygen but instead made headlines when a brawl broke out with sherpas. The 1970 british annapurna south face expedition was a himalayan climb that was the first to take a deliberately difficult route up the face of an 8,000metre mountain. Family members of ueli steck, who perished on mt everest on sunday morning, are arriving in nepal to receive his body, according to local expedition organiser his wife nicole along. On november 16, 2015, steck took advantage of good weather and climbing conditions and pushed for the summit of the classic heckmair route ed2, 1800m, 1938 in a mere 2 hours 22 minutes. Ueli steck, born on 4th october 1976, was a swiss rock climber and mountaineer.
The eiger is a 3,967metre,015 ft mountain of the bernese alps, overlooking grindelwald. Our thoughts remain with ueli steck s family and friends. Jul 22, 2015 on todays show weve got an update from ueli steck who is currently in chamonix on the verge of completing his incredible 82 summit challenge. Cnnswiss climber ueli steck was killed sunday in an accident near mount everest, nepals tourism department said. Dani arnold speed record on the grandes jorasses north face. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion.
Ueli steck s life ended as the first casualty of the 2017 everest season. Steck had climbed everest without oxygen before and over the years set new standards in alpine climbing by setting a number of records for making fast solos of big and classic routes, such as the north face of the eiger and grandes jorasses. All photos courtesy of planetmountain, credit jonathan griffith taken during his 2008 speed solo of the colton macintyre grandes jorasses, chamonix in. His body was discovered by six rescuers near the nuptse face of everest on sunday morning local time. Epictv and goal zero present the classic alpinist, a special 4part series. Britains greatest living mountaineer is currently touring the country with a series of lectures about his life, and i was lucky enough to see one of them. Massif attack dani arnold sets grandes jorasses climbing record. He has also attempted a new speed record on the nose with alex honnold. The mountain climber ueli steck in his native switzerland in 2015. On the 28th dec 2008 ueli steck blasted his was up the north face of the grandes jorasses in another record time. Swiss climber ueli steck, one of the worlds top alpinists, has confirmed that he has soloed the south face of annapurna in a 28 hour roundtrip. May 01, 2017 a famed climber has fallen 1,000 metres to his death while training to scale mount everest experienced swiss climber ueli steck died on sunday after he fell in the everest region of nepal during.
On one hand, you have in your mind you have to move fast, said steck in the youtube clip entitled, ueli steck highspeed climb on eiger. Ukc news ueli steck annapurna south face solo 28 hours. On 28 december 2008 ueli steck from switzerland climbed the classic colton macintyre route up the north face of the grandes jorasses in. Famed swiss climber ueli steck falls 1,000m to his. Face of the grandes jorasses in only two days and with limited equipment. Ueli steck completed the first solo ascent of annapurnas south face in a record 28 hours last year. Ueli steck has smashed speed records with audacious ascents of the big three alpine north faces in literally just a couple of hours.
Hd footage of ueli steck speed soloing the grandes jorasses north face via the colton macintyre. Dani arnold sets grandes jorasses climbing record swi swissinfo. I wish i could have shaken uelis hand just so i had that in my memories of my great accomplishments and to have said i held the hand of a true hero. Ueli steck died on april 30th reuse this content the trust.
Remembering ueli steck, the worlds fastest mountaineer. He speed soloed the coltonmacintyre route on the grandes jorasses in a ridiculous 2 hours and 20 minutes. Dani arnold climbs the cassin route up grandes jorasses in. Ueli steck during his december 2008 speed solo of the colton macintyre grandes jorasses in 2 hours 21 minutes.
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