Killed on Everest apparently..
I never though he'd make old bones, but boy could he climb. His Eiger speed ascent was mind-blowing......
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No ... 🙁
His Eiger ascents where just incredible.
That the fella that could nail the eiger in a couple of hours?.
Incredible guy, it's a cliche but at least he was in a worthy place when he departed....
The team has collected the scattered parts of the climber’s body.
I'm assuming that's just a bad translation on that site....
That's sad...RIP Ueli Steck
I'm assuming that's just a bad translation on that site....
Remember him like this....
Saw him speak a few years ago, sad.
I just saw the news, very sad. Was one of the few that non climbers really admired and I've had various friends just be blown away by the Swiss machine.
I am very much a non-climber (afraid of heights) but I have huge respect for him, he was an all-round mountain and outdoor person.
RIP 🙁
Prophetic Quote
Asked what he would consider to be success on his expedition, Steck told Tages-Anzeiger: "Of course I want to climb Everest and Lhotse. But that's a very high goal. Failure for me would be to die and not come home."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/30/famed-swiss-climber-ueli-steck-killed-near-mount-everest/
🙁
An inspiration.
I read White Spider a couple of years ago. I wondered how fast climbers did it now thinking it was probably down from 6 days to three or four days.
Quite a shock to find it was being done in a couple of hours - and you could watch a real time vid of it.
I suspect deep down these kind of adventurers are well aware they aren't likely to die in am Old Peoples Home.
RIP, thanks for blowing my mind.
outofbreath - ' thanks for blowing my mind'
Very Accurate and nicely said!
I have always liked this quote from him:
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."