Ueli Steck Quotes:
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
Not all Sherpas are bad. There are a few who are crazy, but the rest are good people.
UELI STECK
I don’t need to come back to Everest.
UELI STECK
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
No one in Switzerland knows me as the Swiss Machine, and that’s good, because I don’t like it.
UELI STECK
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
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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
I don’t cheat.
UELI STECK
I don’t have a death wish. On the contrary, I’m hanging onto my life like never before.
UELI STECK