Famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Everest in Nepal, expedition organisers say.
Mingma Sherpa of the Seven Summit Treks says Steck was killed near Camp II of Everest on Sunday morning.
His body has been recovered from Nuptse Face and was taken to Lukla, where the only airport in the Mount Everest area is located.
It was not clear how Steck died but he was planning to climb 29,035-foot Mount Everest and nearby Mount Lhotse next month.
The 40-year-old Steck was one of the most-renowned mountaineers of his generation.
Steck’s death is the first of the season on the world’s highest mountain.
He posted on Facebook for the last time on April 26, when he wrote: ‘Quick Day from Basecamp up to 7000m and back. I love it its such a great place here.
‘I still believe in active aclimatisation. This is way more effective then spending Nights up in the Altitude!’
He won two Piolet d’Or awards for mountaineering in 2009 and 2014 and the speed record for climbing the North Face trilogy in the Alps.
Source: Swiss climber Ueli Steck is killed on Mount Everest | Daily Mail Online
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