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    Ueli Steck (Alemannic German: [ˈuεli ʃtɛk]; 4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and alpinist. He was the first to climb Annapurna...
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    hours and 28 minutes, 20 minutes faster than the previous record holder Ueli Steck, who then beat Arnold's time by 6 minutes in 2015. Arnold was already...
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  • bishop Michael R. Steck (born 1972), American drag queen also known as Pandora Boxx Paul Albert Steck (died 1924), French painter Ueli Steck (1976–2017), Swiss...
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    then to Annapurna East (8,047m). On 8 and 9 October 2013 Swiss climber Ueli Steck soloed the Lafaille route on the main and highest part of the face; this...
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    would take too long. Notable alpine free solo speed climbers include Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold, whose rivalry was featured in the 2021 film, Race to...
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  • vibraphonist Ueli Steck (1976–2017), Swiss mountain climber Ueli Steiger (born 1954), Swiss cinematographer Ueli Sutter (born 1947), Swiss cyclist Ueli Wiget...
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  • November): New team ascent record by Ueli Steck and Nicolas Hojac in 3 hours 46 minutes. 2015 (17 November): Ueli Steck climbs the Heckmair Route in 2 hours...
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    Buhl, Reinhold Messner and Doug Scott, and latterly by alpinists such as Ueli Steck, Mick Fowler and Marko Prezelj. The Piolets d'Or is an annual prize that...
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    the South) and 120 from Chinese Tibet (North side). Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck died in a fall during a warm-up climb on Nuptse, which he was conducting...
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    outdoor adventures, Wenger started to cooperate with individuals such as Ueli Steck and Mike Horn acting as their brand ambassadors providing each of them...
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    Messner and Doug Scott, and laterly by Mick Fowler and Marko Prezelj, and Ueli Steck. Since the 1980s, the development of the safer format of bolted sport...
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    Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll [fr] (2011, 2022), Mark Richey (2012, 2020), Ueli Steck (2009, 2014), Luka Stražar [sl] (2012, 2019), Steve Swenson (2012, 2020)...
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    Dolomites". PlanetMountain. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2023. "Watch Ueli Steck on Les Drus North Couloir Direct". Gripped Magazine. 25 May 2018. Retrieved...
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    Mount Everest 21 times. The season had a tragic start with the death of Ueli Steck of Switzerland, who died from a fall during a warm-up climb. There was...
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    Google released a video entitled: 'Explore Mont Blanc with Kilian Jornet, Ueli Steck, Candide Thovex, and Google Maps' to promote the Street View of Mont Blanc...
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    Denis Urubko and Cory Richards. In April 2013, Moro, while climbing with Ueli Steck who was preparing for a traverse next spring of Everest and Lhotse, got...
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  • him die if he falls while free soloing; he finds out about the death of Ueli Steck and reflects on his own risk-taking. In a trial run, Alex climbs El Capitan...
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  • minutes (ascent: 1 hour and 40 minutes, descent: 53 minutes). January 13: Ueli Steck climbs the classic Schmid route on the north face in 1 hour and 56 minutes...
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    by Piotr Morawski (Poland) and Simone Moro (Italy). 2011: 16–17 April, Ueli Steck (Switzerland) soloed the southwest face in 10.5 hours, leaving base camp...
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    non-African to climb in the Ruwenzoris Allen Steck (1926–2023) US, mountaineer and rock climber Ueli Steck (1976–2017) Switzerland, soloed Eiger north...
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  • the time, but almost seventeen years later on 27 April 2016, climbers Ueli Steck and David Göttler, came across the remains of the two climbers emerging...
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    Choi Gang-sik), January 16, 2005. 2005 North Face - first solo ascent by Ueli Steck, April 15, 2005. 2005 Southwest Ridge - summit attained by Kevin Thaw...
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    repeated solo until 29 years later, in winter 1994 by Catherine Destivelle. Ueli Steck set the record time in climbing the north face (Schmid route) of Matterhorn...
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    television premiere headlining Discovery Channel's Elevation Weekend. During Ueli Steck and Simone Moro's attempted ascent of Mount Everest in April 2013, a conflict...
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  • 1976 – Alicia Silverstone, American actress, producer, and author 1976 – Ueli Steck, Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (d. 2017) 1977 – Richard Reed Parry...
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    Eiger north face New and Old Explorations of the Eiger, Photos & Video Ueli Steck wins inaugural Eiger Award 2008 Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine...
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    Rodolphe Popier: 'I think Ueli Steck lied'". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Kiester, Shey (14 October 2013). "Ueli Steck's Annapurna South Face...
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    ascents embodied this style, included Marko Prezelj, Mick Fowler, and Ueli Steck. The charter was amended to de-incentivize excessive risk-taking after...
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  • Range, Pakistan, Japanese Couloir (summit) 2011 Cho Oyu (summit) with Ueli Steck 2019 Annapurna (Summit) after 6 attempts 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible...
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    14a (8b+) on El Capitan. 28 pitches, 2 of 5.14a and 11 of 5.13. 2009 : Ueli Steck leads, over 4 days, Golden Gate on El Capitan, USA, at 5.13a (7c+), onsighting...
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