Wow! This looks really neat. I’m not crazy about roller coasters but I’d love to try this. I predict this sort of ride will soon appear at every ski hill in New England although I’m sure the lawyers will insist on brakes…
This fellow is not human. He must be a visitor from another galaxy or something…
Speed Solo Eiger Record
Ueli Steck | YouTube
____________________________________________________________________________ At the age of 17, Steck achieved the 9th difficulty rating (UIAA) in climbing. As an 18-year-old he climbed the north face of the Eiger, and the Bonatti Pillar in the Mont Blanc massif. In June 2004, he climbed the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau within 25 hours with Stephan Siegrist. Another success was the so-called Khumbu-Express in 2005, for which the climbing magazine Climb named him one of the three best alpinists in Europe. The project consisted of the first solo-climb of the north wall of Cholatse (6440 m) and the east wall of Taboche (6505 m). In 2007, while climbing the direct line on the southern flank to the summit of Annapurna in the Himalayas, he was hit by a falling rock which smashed his helmet. He was knocked unconscious, slipped more than 200 feet, but survived with only bruises and a concussion. In May 2008, again climbing Annapurna, he broke off his ascent due to an avalanche threat, but the next week climbed to assist a Spanish climber Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, who had collapsed. Medical help was slow in coming and the Spanish climber died despite Steck’s help. In 2008, Steck was the first recipient of the Eiger Award for his mountaineering achievements.
My sympathies. I once rode with a world-class rallye driver down a mountain road in Lebanon. Left my lunch on the road. A singular experience indeed. Poor Mom…
Situated near Huayin City, 120 kilometers (about 75 miles) east of Xi’an City of Shaanxi Province, Mt. Huashan is known as ‘The Number One Precipitous Mountain under Heaven’. It is one of the five sacred mountains in China. It is also known for its “Cliffside Path”, a singularly chilling route along one of the mountain’s vertical cliffs. The fellow who made this video did so while traversing the path without a safety line. I would not advise even watching this, much less repeating it, if you are squeamish about heights…
Last weekend we watched the Masters tournament in Augusta, GA. Nice course. I’m certain it’s a tough tournament, but I wonder how those pro golfers with all their logos and $200 slacks would do on the course shown in this video…
So after you swim the channel backwards, rollerblade down the Empire State Building and free climb Niagara Falls you can try to beat this guy…
Ueli Steck speed solo Eiger record
_______________________________________________________________________________ At the age of 17, Steck achieved the 9th difficulty rating (UIAA) in climbing. As an 18-year-old he climbed the north face of the Eiger, and the Bonatti Pillar in the Mont Blanc massif. In June 2004, he climbed the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau within 25 hours with Stephan Siegrist. Another success was the so-called Khumbu-Express in 2005, for which the climbing magazine Climb named him one of the three best alpinists in Europe. The project consisted of the first solo-climb of the north wall of Cholatse (6440 m) and the east wall of Taboche (6505 m).
In 2007, whilst climbing up the direct line on the southern flank to the summit of Annapurna in the Himalayas, he was hit by a falling rock which smashed his helmet. He was knocked unconscious, slipped more than 200 feet, but survived with only bruises and a concussion. In May 2008, again climbing Annapurna, he broke off his ascent due to an avalanche threat, but the next week climbed to assist a Spanish climber Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, who had collapsed. Medical help was slow in coming and the Spanish climber died despite Steck’s help.
In 2008, Steck was the first recipient of the Eiger Award for his mountaineering achievements.
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