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. 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. The swiss climber ueli steck, 40, has died on a mount everest training climb on the nearby nuptse. Ueli stecks latest project was maybe the most ambitious undertaking of his long climbing career. All photos courtesy of planetmountain, credit jonathan griffith taken during his 2008 speed solo of the colton macintyre grandes jorasses, chamonix in.
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. Mammut pro team athlete dani arnold sets a new speed record north face of the grandes jorasses. Dani arnold climbs the cassin route up grandes jorasses in. Dec 18, 2015 video by mountain hardwear ueli steck is known as one of the worlds best speed climbers and soloists. And in his youtube video posted before his climb, he.
Swiss speed climbing legend ueli steck doesnt let things scorch. Join ueli and the team as they battle their way through the highs and lows of a very classic alpine challenge 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. The north face of the grande jorasses is a magnet for modern alpinists.
So 20092010 he finished the speed trilogi in the alps. 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. According to the nepali tradition, the deceased was cremated in an impressive ceremony which lasted around three hours. 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. 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. 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. Ueli steck is presented with the inaugural eiger award. Ueli steck during his december 2008 speed solo of the colton macintyre grandes jorasses in 2 hours 21 minutes. The infamous north faces of eiger, grandes jorasses and matterhorn are awesome challenges just for the best climbers. I know he thought he was a regular guy but when god made ueli steck he broke the mold. Famed swiss climber ueli steck falls 1,000m to his. Ueli steck s life ended as the first casualty of the 2017 everest season. Ueli steck was a swiss rock climber and mountaineer.
Ueli steck is currently on everest to climb a different route with simone moro without oxygen. This year i just want to enjoy a little bit of sun. With the speed record on the north face of the grandes jorasses and the fastest time on. Mountain climbing on slippery slopes that stand at towering heights is nothing new for the brave and athletic ueli steck. In one of the boldest himalayan climbs in history, mountain hardwear athlete ueli steck completed the first solo ascent of annapurnas south face. Rip, ueli steck supertopos climbing discussion forum is the worlds most popular community discussion forum for people who actively climb outdoors. Walter bonatti was an italian mountain climber, explorer and journalist. 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. I wish i could have met this great man and bent his ear about all his fantastic adventures.
Ueli steck runs up eighteen 4000m peaks in a day, part 2 presented by. Nov 14, 2014 ueli pushes the limits in every style of climbing. In recent years, he set three speed records in the alps. See the full video of ueli on the reel rock film tour this fall. To progress on his archivement ueli decidet to do it onsight. He conquers in free solo style this trio of threat in only hours no rope, no bolt was needed. The eiger is a 3,967metre,015 ft mountain of the bernese alps, overlooking grindelwald. Ueli steck talks about the north face of the eiger at the royal geographical society in london. 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. This article appeared in the obituary section of the print edition under the headline obituary. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion. On 27 may 1970 don whillans and dougal haston reached the summit of annapurna i which at 26,545 feet 8,091 m is the highest peak in the annapurna massif in nepal. Bee gees pebble mills show included for whom the bell tolls by webtwinkle. Cnnswiss climber ueli steck was killed sunday in an accident near mount everest, nepals tourism department said.
Dani arnolds new speed record on grandes jorasses and beyond. Steck was the first to climb annapurna solo, and set speed records on the north face trilogy in the alps. Jun 01, 2017 speak to your resort team for more advice. He set up record times at the grandes jorasses on the colton macintyre route and just climbed the face in 2h 21min. Stay tuned for part 3 coming out next tuesday the 29th of december. Aug 26, 2015 from a story in climbing since 1970 see link below.
Epictv and goal zero present the classic alpinist, a special 4part series. Face of the grandes jorasses in only two days and with limited equipment. Rip, ueli steck supertopo rock climbing discussion topic. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. The peak is part of the mont blanc massif and sits on the border of france and italy. He has also attempted a new speed record on the nose with alex honnold. 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. Dec 06, 20 grandes jorasses north face speed solo ueli steck duration. His body was discovered by six rescuers near the nuptse face of everest on sunday morning local time. Dani arnold speed record on the grandes jorasses north face. 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. Ueli steck training for everest without oxygen 20 epictv. Watch the northface trilogy online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
He climbs the cassinroute in only 2 hours and 4 minutes. 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. On july 27, dani arnold began up the cassin route on grandes jorasses. 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. Ueli steck loses his life in an accident in the himalayas. Hd footage of ueli steck speed soloing the grandes jorasses north face via the colton macintyre. 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. Dani arnold was born in 1984 8 years later than ueli steck and is a swiss mountain guide. On the 28th dec 2008 ueli steck blasted his was up the north face of the grandes jorasses in another record time. Specifically his partner, simone moro who called the lead sherpa a motherfucker in nepalese while the lead sherpa was swinging an axe at him on a belay station. Ueli steck buried by his family and further background. Ueli steck died on april 30th reuse this content the trust.
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. Ueli steck s latest project was maybe the most ambitious undertaking of his long climbing career. His speed ascent of the eiger in 2008 grabbed international attention, which he climbed solo in 2hr 47min 33sec. Conference of ueli steck high performance through perfection speed records on all three big north faces in the alps. 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. Apr 30, 2017 the david beckham of mountaineering ueli steck dead on mount everest hours after posting haunting message saying. Before we sit down with ueli however, its time to round up all of the incredible action from last weekends lead climbing. We caught up with the swiss machine to find out how he has been preparing for the highest peak in the world. Dani arnold free solos 1,200meter grandes jorasses. The mountain climber ueli steck in his native switzerland in 2015. Earlier in the year he attempted a difficult route on everest without oxygen but instead made headlines when a brawl broke out with sherpas. Steck died near the base of nuptse at camp 1 after falling 3,280 ft.
Ueli steck has smashed speed records with audacious ascents of the big three alpine north faces in literally just a couple of hours. This is ueli steck by eric bardos on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. He started with the eiger northface on the heckmair route. Ueli stecks phenomenal climbing career swi swissinfo. 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. Remembering ueli steck, the worlds fastest mountaineer. Sep 24, 2010 see the full video of ueli on the reel rock film tour this fall.
Ueli stecks ridiculous mountaineering career mark horrell. Ueli steck knew he was dicing with death swi swissinfo. Ueli steck has two speed records on two mont blanc massif. Ueli steck wiki 2020, height, age, net worth 2020, weight, family find facts and details about ueli steck on. Ueli steck, known as the swiss machine, was an unparalleled. 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. Ueli steck completed the first solo ascent of annapurnas south face in a record 28 hours last year. On the 28th dec 2008, ueli soloed the north face of les grandes jorasses, on the colton macintyre route, setting a new record of 2 hours and 21 minutes. Ueli steck s triple speed climbing record by antarcticadventureuk.
Grandes jorasses north face speed solo ueli steck youtube. We grabbed a word with ueli inbetween peaks to find out how hes been getting on and what the remainder of his mission involves. Ueli steck speed solo climb on grandes jorasses colton macintyre. He now holds speed records on two out of the three hardest great north faces in the alps the matterhorn 1 hour and 46 minutes and the grandes jorasses with the late ueli steck s eiger north face record 2 hours 22 minutes and 50 seconds yet to be broken. Dani arnold sets grandes jorasses climbing record swi swissinfo. It was one of the boldest himalayan climbs in history. 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. 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. 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. 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.
The fall actually happened on an acclimation tour on the nuptse. Massif attack dani arnold sets grandes jorasses climbing record. Ueli steck first climbed the north face of the eiger, a mountain responsible for more. Ueli steck, born on 4th october 1976, was a swiss rock climber and mountaineer. 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. 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. On the death of ueli steck theres always a residiual risk. He was the first to climb annapurna solo via its notoriously challenging south face, and set speed recor. Video by mountain hardwear ueli steck is known as one of the worlds best speed climbers and soloists. A tribute to the legend of speed climbing, ueli steck, who left us on april 30th 2017 during a soloclimb of the nuptse himalaya. Athlete dani arnold sets a new speed record north face of the grandes jorasses.
Our thoughts remain with ueli stecks family and friends. In 2011, he broke ueli steck s speed record for the eigers north face, climbing the route in 2. 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. 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. Grandes jorasses colton macintyre ueli steck speed record. Ueli steck wiki, height, age, net worth, family 2020. Kith and kin arriving from switzerland to receive ueli steck. 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. He had climbed the sister mountain of everest to acclimate himself to the. 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. Our thoughts remain with ueli steck s family and friends.
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