Got to love his attitude & definitely not the norm here!

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_ne...l?cid=32576118

He truly is an amazing guy, not only in mountaineering, but also as a climber. Doing free solo 8c... although he stopped doing that, realizing he would die one day because of it.
Anyway, I wonder why he is not doing more videos (with stuff like GoPro), that is how most people outside mountaineering/climbing actually know him. It doesn't have to be an epic stuff like Eiger north face, but still...

Amazing!

Not the norm here
I'd say not the norm anywhere!

Steck is a true professional and his preparation is as meticulous as it can be. His multivision presentations for sure the best ones I've ever seen.

Where is it the norm? Just for the sake of clarification.

In attitude, as I have said... ...rather than lazy, lethargic, etc.

In order to climb this way succesfuly this guy must have trained with an extraordinary level of focus. His technique, developed over many years must be deeply ingrained in his mind. One misstake is the last misstake. He must also be very honest with himself and to have such an attitude is truly awe inspiring. It's not easy to be honest with ourselves, is it? Like most very successful people he probably has a very stable private life or at least one that does not interfere with his climbing.

I admire these types. And I hope that he stayes honest with himself and quits the dangerous climbs before he becomes too old.

Impressive man.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.Walter Anderson

Maybe I have misunderstood - are you saying that 'here' attitudes are lazy and lethargic, etc,.

That'll be why there are so many obese people here then...

It's just a game though, innit? All a bit vainglorious IMO.

No actually. He probably needs to work really hard at getting a high media profile so his sponsors feel they are getting their money worth. They pay him so he can do the things he loves to do.

I used to work at a sporting goods/climbing shop in the states (REI) one of my mates there was preparing, hoping for an Everest bid himself... ( I guess it would have been year 2000-2001? ) and he practically had to prostitute himself to sponsors to, as Tom rightly points out, get to do what he loves.


I don't know if he ever made it to Kathmandu, or the mountain.

More or less so that the squads of middle aged bankers with 10,000 CHF racing bikes?