What a route!!!!!!!! Pass me the tissues

Some say that Steck is the best all round climber that has ever lived. He has so much alpine, rock, ice and mixed experience it is incredible. His life revolves around training for his speed solos, every day a specific training regime plus he has an amazing head and trains at the Swiss Olympic institute. Someone told me that, he doesn't double check placements, he just keeps moving on up even if the axe is wobbly. All this speed soloing in the Alps is mere sport climbing compared to his big Himalayan projects ; o )

Yeah, but his ability to assess a placement must be unbelievably honed or he'd have been dead long ago. Most mortals attempting rapid style pedalling up mixed ground would be taking a big 'dynamic descent' before long.

Very nice, thanks for that video. One thing I've always particularly liked about your vids is the music. Keep it up.