What is Ueli Steck?
{{Infobox mountaineer | name = Ueli Steck | full_name = Ueli Steck | image = Ueli_Steck.jpg | caption = Steck in 2012 | main_discipline = Mountaineering | other_discipline = Carpentry | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1976|10|04}} | birth_place = [[Langnau im Emmental]], Switzerland | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|04|30|1976|10|04|df=y}} | death_place = [[Nuptse]], Nepal | nationality = Swiss | start_age = 17 }} '''Ueli Steck''' (4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss [[rock climber]] and [[mountaineer]]. He won two [[Piolet d'Or]], in 2009 and 2014. He was also famous for his speed records on the [[Great north faces of the Alps|North Face trilogy]] in the [[Alps]]. He was born in [[Langnau im Emmental]], Switzerland. == Awards == In 2008, Steck was the first recipient of the [[Eiger Award]] for his mountaineering achievements.<ref name=alpinist2008>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08x/newswire-steck-eiger-award|title=Another victor of the unwinnable|publisher=alpinist.com|date=3 June 2008|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> == Death == Steck died on 30 April 2017 after being killed in an [[avalanche]] in [[Mount Everest]] in [[Nuptse]], [[Nepal]], aged 40.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/swiss-machine-ueli-steck-killed-in-mt-everest-accident/|title='Swiss Machine' Ueli Steck killed in Mt Everest accident|publisher=thehimalayantimes.com|date=30 April 2017|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|http://www.uelisteck.ch}} * [http://www.climbing.com/climber/rapid-transit/ Biography on climbing.com] <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Steck, Ueli}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths in avalanches]] [[Category:Rock climbing]] [[Category:Mountain climbers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from the canton of Bern]] [[Category:Emmental (administrative district)]] {{sports-bio-stub}}