Ueli Steck is one of today’s most accomplished alpinists. The Swiss Machine’s solo speed-climbing feats in the Alps are the stuff of legend – under three hours for the North Face of the Eiger, and ...

CLIMBING — The 3,280-foot tumble to the doom of famed mountaineer Ueli Steck, 40, near Mount Everest in Nepal this weekend chilled and saddened climbing enthusiasts around the world, but surprised no ...

Legendary Swiss rock climber and mountaineer Ueli Steck died Sunday in an accident in Nepal, his family said. "Ueli Steck was killed while trying to climb Mount Everest and the Lhotse," the family ...

Editor’s Note: Yesterday, Ueli Steck, the Swiss climber commonly regarded as one of the most formidable alpinists to ever live, was making a solo ascent of Nuptse, a Himalayan peak conjoined with Mt.

KATHMANDU: The family and friends on Thursday said a goodbye to the world's greatest alpinist Ueli Steck who died in an accident near Nuptse Face on Mt Everest last week. The 'Swiss Machine' climber ...

Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of iconic Alpine routes, died on Mount Everest on Sunday, officials said. "Today morning, ...

Ueli Steck climbs on Cholatse, a 21,129-foot peak in the Khumbu region of Nepal. The Swiss mountaineer will give a show in Portland on Dec. 14 at the University of Portland. (Freddie ...

GENEVA ” Ernest Hofstetter, part of the Swiss team that first traced the route to “The Roof of the World” used by Sir Edmund Hillary to conquer Mount Everest, has died, his son said Friday. He was 95.

The world-renowned climber Ueli Steck has died in an accident on Mount Everest, which he was preparing to climb alone on a new route and without oxygen. He is thought to have fallen 1,000m down an ice ...

Legendary Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck, who built a global reputation for unrelenting speed scaling the world's highest peaks, died Sunday in an apparent fall in Nepal, his family said. "Ueli Steck ...