Legendary Swiss rock climber and mountaineer Ueli Steck died Sunday in an accident in Nepal, his family said. "Ueli Steck was killed while trying to climb Mount Everest and the Lhotse," the family ...

CLIMBING — The 3,280-foot tumble to the doom of famed mountaineer Ueli Steck, 40, near Mount Everest in Nepal this weekend chilled and saddened climbing enthusiasts around the world, but surprised no ...

GENEVA ” Ernest Hofstetter, part of the Swiss team that first traced the route to “The Roof of the World” used by Sir Edmund Hillary to conquer Mount Everest, has died, his son said Friday. He was 95.

Swiss climber Ueli Steck poses in Sigoyer, in the Hautes-Alpes department of southeastern France, on Aug. 13, 2015. By Katie Mettler, The Washington Post The last time Ueli Steck traversed the route ...

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Swiss climber acclaimed for his rapid ascents — including scaling dozens of peaks in the Alps in a little more than two months — was killed Sunday in a mountaineering ...

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KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Swiss climber acclaimed for his rapid ascents — including scaling dozens of peaks in the Alps in a little more than two months — died Sunday in a mountaineering accident near ...

A Swiss climber acclaimed for his rapid ascents — including scaling dozens of peaks in the Alps in a little more than two months — was killed Sunday in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in ...

Legendary Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck, who built a global reputation for unrelenting speed scaling the world's highest peaks, died Sunday in an apparent fall in Nepal, his family said. "Ueli Steck ...