Swiss climber Ueli Steck is one of my personal superheroes. Watch this video of him beating a climb speed record on the Eiger — a 3670m mountain in the Bernese Alps — to understand why.
Heck, just watch it because it’s bloody amazing. Make sure to do it at 720p in full screen. The cinematography is crisper than a bag of Doritos. [Ueli Steck and Himalaya Speed -- Thanks Karl!]
Travis
Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 3:49 PMWatching that my legs tingled and I felt ill. That’s just insane, but then I consider any mountain climbing insane.
and how the hell do they shoot that sort of video? Wouldn’t a heli risk blowing him off the side?