The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed preparing to climb Mount Everest, Nepal's tourist office says.
Steck, who was known as the "Swiss Machine", died in an accident while acclimatising for an attempt on the mountain without oxygen by a new route.
The 40-year-old had won multiple awards and was known for his rapid ascents.
His body has been recovered from the base of Mount Nupste, which shares a common ridge with Everest, after he was spotted by fellow climbers.
"He had an accident on the Nuptse wall and died. It seems he slipped," Ang Tsering Sherpa, head of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, told news
agency AFP.
Steck was preparing to climb Mount Everest using its West Ridge, a route which has been the cause of more deaths than successful ascents, followed by Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world.
It is believed he was alone on Sunday due to his climbing partner contracting severe frostbite.
RIP Ueli Steck
RIP Ueli Steck
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
EXTREMELY POOR TASTE JOKE ALERT! Read at your own peril
Yes,but, was the baby ok?
I probably should be ashamed of myself.
Yes,but, was the baby ok?
I probably should be ashamed of myself.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
RIP Ueli Steck
I'm often slow on the uptake. Can you explain the joke to me? Thanks.Crackpot wrote:EXTREMELY POOR TASTE JOKE ALERT! Read at your own peril
Yes,but, was the baby ok?
I probably should be ashamed of myself.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
EXTREMELY POOR TASTE JOKE ALERT! Read at your own peril
Yes,but, was the baby ok?
I probably should be ashamed of myself.
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
You edit out the extra spaces but still didn't read it? Pull the other one.RayThom wrote:I'm often slow on the uptake. Can you explain the joke to me? Thanks.Crackpot wrote:EXTREMELY POOR TASTE JOKE ALERT! Read at your own peril
Yes,but, was the baby ok?
I probably should be ashamed of myself.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
RIP Ueli Steck
"Yes,but, was the baby ok?"Crackpot wrote:RayThom wrote:You edit out the extra spaces but still didn't read it? Pull the other one.Crackpot wrote:EXTREMELY POOR TASTE JOKE ALERT! Read at your own peril
Yes,but, was the baby ok?
I probably should be ashamed of myself.
No, I saw that as soon as I copied it into quote mode. I'm still not sure what you meant, however.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
I thought you were around for the whole "climbing with a baby on your back thing".
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
RIP Ueli Steck
Oh... now I see. That was a stretch for sure.Crackpot wrote:I thought you were around for the whole "climbing with a baby on your back thing".
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
"
Steck was preparing to climb Mount Everest using its West Ridge, a route which has been the cause of more deaths than successful ascents, "
Having trouble assessing risk?
yrs,
rubato
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
Don't think there was any under-estimating the risks involved. Kind of the whole point for someone of his abilities. Not my cup of tea . . . wait, where did my cup of tea go?
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Re: RIP Ueli Steck
Dieing (accidental death, killed during, etc) while doing something you love to do is one way I would like to go out.
even if there is some terror and pain in the moments before
But that's just me.
even if there is some terror and pain in the moments before
But that's just me.
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
I'd rather die an hour or two later. I like the afterglow.
yrs,
rubato
yrs,
rubato
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
Why wait?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
Gob wrote:Why wait?
Maybe someone can explain to you what afterglow refers to.
yrs,
rubato
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
I know what an afterglow is, I just was hoping you'd get past it.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: RIP Ueli Steck
Spending two hours enjoying the "afterglow" of a 30 second event seems a bit excessive...rubato wrote:I'd rather die an hour or two later. I like the afterglow.
yrs,
rubato
