In one of the most audacious, yet perfectly executed, climbs, Ueli Steck soloed a new route on the south face of Annapurna in 2013. The new route climbs the wide depression/gully between the 1970 ...

In one of the most audacious, yet perfectly executed, climbs, Ueli Steck soloed a new route on the south face of Annapurna in 2013. The new route climbs the wide depression/gully between the 1970 ...

A look back at Ueli Steck and his solo ascent of the South Face of Annapurna... I've been surprised for years, and I don't envy them because the great thing is knowing and realising that these ...

So, just who was Ueli Steck really ... that a team member spotted him and was able to guide him to safety. Steck and the Annapurna massif had something of a chequered history | Credit: Richard ...

For the moment this brief but positive news is all we know. On 24th October Graziani and Benoist, after 8 days’ climbing, had reached the summit of Annapurna (8091m) up the huge, difficult south face, ...