Ueli Steck Quotes

Ueli Steck

Ueli Steck

Swiss Athlete

Born: Oct 4, 1976

Died: Apr 30, 2017

Climb Face Me Money People You

I'm getting older, turning 40 this year. I had a period where I thought each expedition had to be something harder, something faster. But you can't go on like that, or you're going to die. Ueli Steck

You Getting Older Thought Year Older Faster Something Had Like Period Go Die Expedition Getting Going Where Turning Each Harder

Slow down and stay alive. Ueli Steck

Slow Down Alive Stay

It's really impressive what those like Messner and Walter Bonatti have done - they are a big part of the history of alpinism. Ueli Steck

History Big Those Part Like Impressive Big Part Done The History Of Really

Today, to find a challenge is really hard. In the Alps, everything is done. The new lines, almost all of them are finished. So to find a new challenge, it's all beginning to go to speed. Ueli Steck

Today Challenge Finished Beginning Speed Everything Find Almost Almost All New New Challenge Go Lines Done Them Really Hard

I never expected to make a living from climbing, but it got to the point where I either had to get a job or start trying to make some real money from it. I didn't want to be 45 and a dirtbag. Ueli Steck

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