{"product_id":"outdoor-recreation-000063","title":"Book: My Life in Climbing by Ueli Steck","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook: My Life in Climbing by Ueli Steck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages. Paperback. Publisher: Mountaineers Books, Dec 12, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePristine condition, retails for $22\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom The Mountaineers: A climber of incredible strength, Ueli Steck set climbing records for speed and endurance that no one had previously thought possible. This deeply personal and revealing memoir, Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing, is the only one of his books to be published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, Ueli established a new speed record on Eiger’s North Face—beating his own record! That same year he climbed all 82 four-thousand-meter peaks in the Alps within 62 days (traveling between the peaks by bicycle), and summited Annapurna’s south face in 28 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter withdrawing from the sport for a period, Ueli rediscovered his love of climbing, and in this memoir he explains how his perspective changed. While his drive to achieve in the mountains hadn’t diminished, an evaluation of his experiences helped him find a new way to process the emotional and mental challenges that shaped his athletic outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStructured around key climbs, Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing provides the history of each mountain and route, Ueli’s reasons for attempting it, what happened on each climb itself, and what he learned from the experience. It also includes some fascinating insights into his training regimen. Ueli infuses his story with the joy and freedom of climbing and running. He is honest, direct and, at times, exhibits the self-absorption common to many elite athletes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, however, his experiences brought him to a place of self-awareness and he was no longer the same climber who first set the speed record on the Eiger’s North Face. Ueli was determined that he would take only acceptable risks. Unfortunately, Ueli’s bar for risk was still very high—he died while on a training climb on the Himalayan peak Nuptse on April 30, 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book","offers":[{"title":"Sporting Goods \u003e Outdoor Recreation \/ Onesize \/ Orange","offer_id":52584833581336,"sku":"000063-107f8eef-1a2b-4e06-9290-38d7419c6daa","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/6991\/8488\/files\/full_29_08_2026_72152856-3106-474a-8e41-59839923990b_captured_image.jpg?v=1787968119","url":"https:\/\/secondgrowthgear.com\/products\/outdoor-recreation-000063","provider":"Second Growth Gear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}