Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck has completed his 82 Summits Challenge – in which he climbed all 82 peaks over 4,000m in Western Europe in just 62 days, using only muscle power to travel between mountains. The challenge took Ueli and his climbing partners through Switzerland, Italy and France and included over 1,000km of cycling and 100,000m of altitude.
More information on the 82summits website and Ueli’s personal website.
Source: ukclimbing .com
Image 1: Ueli’s route to completing the 82 Summits challenge. © 82summits.com
Image 2: Ueli on Pointe Walker. © Ueli Steck
