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Remembering Ueli Steck, the great Swiss alpinist who perished a year ago on Nuptse (Himalayas, Nepal).

Interview with British mountaineer Jon Griffith on expedition in Nepal where Sherpa Tenji will attempt the famous everest - lhotse traverse without supplementary oxygen. Griffith is coordinating the live streaming of the ascent in memory of his close friend Ueli Steck who planned this enchainment last year.

In memory of Ueli Steck, the great Swiss mountaineer who died yesterday on Nuptse close to Everest.

Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck has died near Mount Everest. The body of the 40-year-old ace mountaineer was found close to Camp 1 on the nearby Nuptse Face, where he was acclimatising for one of the most incredible mountaineering projects in the Himalaya: the everest - lhotse traverse.

Interview with Hervé Barmasse, the Italian alpinist and Matterhorn mountain guide who together with Germany’s David Göttler will attempt a new route up the South Face of Shisha Pangma (8027m) in Tibet. Should things go according to plan this would be Barmasse’s first 8000er.

Interview with Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck on the eve of departure for Nepal where he will attempt to complete one of the most amitious projects in Himalayan mountaineering: the coveted first everest - lhotse traverse.

News from the Nepalese Women's Millenium Expedition and more

Interview with Italian mountaineer Simone Moro before his attempt of the everest - lhotse traverse.