My first climb was on lead; there were pitons, no bolts. Ueli Steck More Quotes by Ueli Steck More Quotes From Ueli Steck You're progressing on something and that's what it's all about. You wanna keep moving, having a progress in your life. Ueli Steck keep-moving progress moving I like to be alone. I am focused on what I am doing. I feel the nature and I feel my body. It's so simple. Ueli Steck focused simple It’s the feeling of total control. When you are properly trained, your body works hard — but when you move, you do not suffer. That’s the feeling I am looking for. Ueli Steck hard-work feelings moving When you get to the summit and you push the watch, first you try to breath a little bit and get some oxygen in your lungs. When I saw this time I was like, 'Ah, that's not possible.' Yeah...that was a good moment. Ueli Steck oxygen trying watches You just see your hands, your ice axe, and your crampons...and they have to just move. Ueli Steck ice hands moving My most-used word was no! I said no to pockets, no to zippers, no to extra loops. In the end, all the products were so slim and light. Ueli Steck extras Climbing Everest is so big now, with so much money involved, and the Sherpas are not stupid. They see this, and they want to take over the business and kick out the westerners. This is a big fight. Ueli Steck fight money business stupid These guys make a lot of money. Of course it's hard and dangerous work, but Sherpas are the rich people in Nepal. If you make so much money, you can somehow lose reality. Ueli Steck you money work people Not all Sherpas are bad. There are a few who are crazy, but the rest are good people. Ueli Steck rest good crazy people I don't need to come back to Everest. Ueli Steck come need back everest No one in Switzerland knows me as the Swiss Machine, and that's good, because I don't like it. Ueli Steck good like me switzerland The goal is not to solo. Of course, it is possible to move fast in alpine style also with a partner. I just need the right partner. Ueli Steck partner possible need style 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 never job start money I don't cheat. Ueli Steck cheat I don't have a death wish. On the contrary, I'm hanging onto my life like never before. Ueli Steck my-life wish life death Of course I climbed Everest without oxygen, but it's not the end of the story for me. The summit itself is not what counts. It's how'd you get there, what'd you climb, and there are really great opportunities to climb on this mountain. It's a beautiful place. Ueli Steck great me you beautiful 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 challenge new beginning today I don't like talking about climbing that much. You don't have to discuss; just do it. Ueli Steck just like you talking That's what it's all about. It doesn't matter if you climbed the Eiger's north face in two hours and forty-seven minutes or in two days. If it's your challenge, and you're happy with it, that's the most important thing. Ueli Steck challenge face you happy You can, maybe, do something like Annapurna once in a lifetime. Then don't try to do it again. Ueli Steck something try like you
