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 ...

A famous Swiss climber, known for his rapid ascents, died over the weekend while climbing near Mount Everest. Ueli Steck was killed Sunday in a mountaineering accident in Nepal. Two Fort Collins ...

On April 30, while climbing on Nuptse, near Everest, alpinist and speed mountaineer Ueli Steck fell to his death. In the hours following, notes and remembrances from the climbers and athletes who knew ...

Mountaineer Conrad Anker writes about the death of the sport’s fastest, most misunderstood climber — the likes of which we may never see again. On April 30, climbing lost one of its greats, Ueli Steck ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo Swiss climber Ueli Steck poses for a photo at the foot of a climbing wall in Wilderswil, ...

In 2014, Swiss super-alpinist Ueli Steck flew into Scotland for an under-the-radar mixed climbing hit with British alpinist and photographer Jon Griffith. Sarah Stirling tracked him down to find out ...