Ueli Steck

Ueli Steck
	Steck in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Ueli Steck
Main discipline	Alpinist
Other disciplines	Carpentry
Born	4 October 1976; Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland
Died	30 April 2017 (aged 40); Nuptse, Nepal
Nationality	Swiss
Career
Starting age	17

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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 solo via its South Face (though this is disputed by some^[1]), and set speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps. He won two Piolet d'Or awards, in 2009 and 2014. Having previously summitted Mount Everest, Steck died on 30 April 2017, after a fall during an acclimatizing climb for an attempt on the Hornbein route on the West Ridge of Everest without supplemental oxygen.

^ Gogorza, Óscar (9 April 2021). "Mountaineering expert Rodolphe Popier: 'I think Ueli Steck lied'". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[1] Gogorza, Óscar (9 April 2021). "Mountaineering expert Rodolphe Popier: 'I think Ueli Steck lied'". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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