Uli Shtek was considered one of the best and most outstanding climbers of the world. The legendary Swiss mountaineer Uli Shtek, also known as the "Swiss car", crashed on Sunday, April 30, in the Himalayas, where he was preparing for a record climb to Everest. A message about this appeared on its official website. According to the conductor-sherpa from The Seven Summits Trecks, which participated in the organization of the Shtek expedition, an accident occurred between the first and second base camps of Everest. The climber broke from the rock and flew 1000 meters. On this day he climbed alone. Uli Shtek arrived in Nepal in early April and began to prepare for the ascent to Everest, during which he planned to set a record: in 48 hours to conquer the highest peak of the world and the neighboring Lhotse mountain, and without the use of oxygen cylinders. 41-year-old Uli Shtek was considered one of the best and most outstanding climbers of the world. He was twice awarded the international prize "Golden Ice Ax" in 2009 and 2014 for extremely difficult climbing in Nepal.

In 2015, for two months he climbed all 82 four-thousandths in the Alps, moving at the same time between the mountains only on foot, by bicycle or paraglider. In 2015, he set a single ascent record for the northern wall of the Eiger in 2 hours 22 minutes. Earlier, two British athletes were found dead on the slope of one of the highest alpine mountains, the Matterhorn, on the border of Italy and Switzerland.

Original article: The legendary Swiss mountaineer crashed in the Himalayas.