Speed

"Seven hours that changed my life."

Ueli Steck is an exceptional mountaineer.
His most spectacular achievement to date, the express trilogy of the three great classic north faces: namely the Eiger, the Grandes Jorasses and the Matterhorn.

Where lies the appeal of this speed on glacial and rocky routes? What drives the young Swiss climber to continue developing this bold endeavour?

• In his gripping accounts and personal conversations with legendary mountaineers Walter Bonatti, Reinhold Messner and Christophe Profit, Ueli Steck opens up the fascinating world of his exceptional achievements to us.