ueli steck, also known as the swiss machine, planning the detail of his route. know if it is possible, that is the interesting thing. nobody has done that before. having the chance, it is there and it is possible, but i don't know. he knew the dangers, he had reached the summit without oxygen in 2012 and in 2015 he climbed all 82 alpine peaks, over 4000 metres injust 62 days. he conquered the north face of the eiger in less than three hours. ueli steck was on everest to acclimatise before attempting a new route on the summit. if he had been successful, it would have pushed him into another sphere. a first ascent like that on everest, it is just sinking in at the moment. he was known as the swiss machine, really fit, lovely guy when you meet him. a bundle of energy. i have the peak again. pretty cool. the climbing community has said it has lost a pioneer. he was known for his speed and ruefully methodical approach, with an ability to push push himself to the limit of human endurance. donald trump has marked the one—hundredth day of his presidency with a speech de

ueli steck, also known as the swiss machine, planning the detail of his route.chance is there and it is possible, but i don‘t know. so he knew the dangers, he had reached the summit without oxygen in 2012, and in 2015 he climbed all 82 alpine peaks, over 4000 metres injust 62 days. he conquered the north face of the eiger in less than three hours. ueli steck was on everest to acclimatise before attempting a new route on the summit. it is thought he slipped and fell. his body has been recovered and tributes paid. he broke amazing records by a mixture of modesty, humility and great ability, on top of athleticism of the most amazing type. at the peak! really cool! the climbing community has said it has lost a pioneer. he was known for his speed and ruthlessly methodical approach, pushing himself to the limits of human endurance. earlier i spoke to mountaineer alan hinkes and i asked him what ueli steck meant to the climbing community. first of all, my heart goes out to the people of switzerland, where he is a national treasure and i think that is a great tribute. u

the mountaineer alan hinkes met ueli steck on a number of occasions.colleague nick owen. well, this is very sad news, i must say. he's a family man, so my heart does go out to his family and close friends. he's a mountain guide in switzerland, the same as me. we don't know but it seems like he has slipped high up on the west shoulder of everest. that's what he was trying to do, go up the west ridge and climb a route on the west edge of everest. his body has been found lower down. it could have just been one little thing and when your solo climbing without rope, there's no chance of recovery, really. a new route he was attempting there? well, not quite new but it would have been the first time it's been done since 1963 and he was going to solo climb it. that means without ropes, just do it on his own. he did have a nepalese friend with him. whether the two of them would have done it, i'm not sure. i think he was going to solo it. he was the man in everybody‘s lips, the man of the moment. if he'd been successful in this, it would have really pushed him i

even armchair mountaineers know ueli steck. he was the man of the moment. can happen to you. it doesn't put you off. just as you come across a car crash and you still drive your car. so we are very practical but this was a great loss. itjust shows that it can happened to the best of us. he doesn't, you know — the mountains don't take any prisoners, particularly big ones like everest and k2. those that still climb, what will they take from his techniques? more people will emulate it. the way forward is to climb fast and light. there are probably 500 people attempting everest right now. most of the people that are attempting everest at the moment are going with guides, they are clients. that's not what cutting—edge climbing is about. whereas he was doing the cutting—edge of climbing on everest. he would have gone on to do things on k2, the second highest but much more difficult than everest. he's set the bar high and people will follow on. he will go down in history. mps say best—before dates on food should be scrapped, because they're unnecessary and contrib

ueli steck was preparing to tackle a new and particularly difficult road without oxygen. it is possible, particularly difficult road without oxygen. ithink it is possible, but we don't know. but that is exactly the challenge, the interesting thing. nobody has done that before, so thing. nobody has done that before, soi thing. nobody has done that before, so i think the chance is there that it is possible, but i don't know. so, he knew the dangers of everest. he had reached the summit without oxygen in 2012. in 2015, he climbed all 82 alpine peaks over 4000 metres injust 62 days, and he all 82 alpine peaks over 4000 metres in just 62 days, and he conquered the north face of the tiger in less than three hours. ueli steck was on ever rest to acclimatise when it is thought that he slipped and fell. his body has been recovered, and tributes have been paid. he broke amazing records by a mixture of modesty, humility and great ability, on top of athleticism of the most amazing type. the pit again, really cool. the climbing community says it has lost a pioneer who was known for hi

thank you for your memories of ueli steck. thank you.ng hit by a car in leeds. police were called to the reginald medical centre on chapeltown road shortly before 5pm yesterday but the youngster was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. his parents are being supported by officers. mps are calling for best—before dates on food to be scrapped, saying they‘ re unnecessary and contribute towards unacceptable levels of food waste. in a report published today the environment, food and rural affairs committee also believes that supermarkets should sell more wonky vegetables, as claire marshall reports. mixed in with other waste, we throw more than £10 billion worth of food away every year. the committee calls it a scandal. councils have to raise bills to dispose of it. and this is happening while food bank use is at a record high. mps say the best before date should be abolished. 0n packaging, it only refers to quality. it is perfectly safe to eat afterwards, but the food may not be at its best. industry experts told the committee it w

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tributes to one of the world's most famous and celebrated climbers, ueli steck, who's died in an accidentn mount everest. hello, i'm tom donkin in london. also in the programme: bike—sharing schemes are taking off in china. we explore how they're providing a timely boost for manufacturers. and he's had an impressive run in the world snooker championship, how ding junhui has found success is winning over millions of new chinese fans. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in washington, where president donald trump has been singing the praises of china in sharp contrast to his campaign rhetoric. in an interview with the american cbs network, the us president said he was in constant touch with president xijinping, and believed he was putting pressure on north korea to rain in its leader kim jung—un‘s nuclear ambitions. the relationship i've had with china, it's been already acclaimed as being something very special, something very different to what we've already had.

tributes have been paid to ueli steck, one of the most famous climbers in the world, who's died on mountverest. the 41—year—old is believed to have fallen from a rock face while spending time acclimatising at altitude. and this story is trending on bbc.com. these deadly tornados in the us state of texas. at least three struck the city of canton, killing four people and causing widespread destruction. winds flipped over cars, snapped trees and left fallen power lines on roads. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. slobdan milosevic is in the hague, facing the most serious charge on the planet, genocide. here in belgrade, his wife protests his innocence. who does she think was responsible for the thousands of forced deportations and the mass murders, and does she expect her husband one day to come home? mira markovic, welcome to the programme. when you saw your husband recently, in the hague, and you celebrated his birthday, did you tell him that everything was going to be ok in the end? what did you tell him? has he accepted his fate? wh

one of the most famous climbers in the world, ueli steck,n accident while acclimatising for an attempt on the mountain, without oxygen, by a new route. steck, who was a0, won multiple awards and was known for the speed of his climbing. his body has been recovered from everest and brought to the nepalese capital, kathmandu. the headlines on bbc news: both labour and the conservatives claim they'd improve worker's conditions — theresa may rules out a vat rise and promises to protect pensioners. madeleine mccann has been missing for ten years — but in an interview to mark the anniversary her parents say they still hope she'll be found. anthonyjoshua produces the performance of his career to win the world heavyweight title with a knockout at wembley stadium. sport now, and for a full round up we can cross to the bbc sport centre. we'll hear more about the epic bout. tyson fury says he'll fight world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua, following the londoner's title victory over wladimir klitschko. joshua challenged fury after his win last night,

tributes to one of the world's best known mountaineers, ueli steck, who's been killed in an accidentunt everest. a new study suggests that some people with some blood groups are more likely to suffer from a heart attack. a grand prix victory in russia. hello and welcome to world news today. donald trump has praised his chinese counterpart, president xi jinping, for his partnership in dealing with north korea. the us president also spoke highly of the north korean leader kimjong—un, calling him a pretty smart cookie. president trump has been marking one hundred days of his presidency with a speech at a rally in pennsylvania. supporters last night were pleased with how he is performing around the globe, they say they have a tough leader in donald trump. during the rally he explained to his supporters why he appears to have stopped publicly decrying china as a currency manipulator. he said to be tough on china. he explained, look, isat he said to be tough on china. he explained, look, i sat down with the president of china and asked for help with the blood can. when we spoke to supporte

ueli steck was on everest to acclimatise when it is thought that he slipped and fell.tributes have been paid. he broke amazing records by a mixture of modesty, humility and great ability, on top of athleticism of the most amazing type. the peak again, really cool. the climbing community says it has lost a pioneer who was known for his speed and ruthlessly methodical approach, with an ability to push himself to the limits of human endurance. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news. now with the sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much. it's been an important day at the top of the premier league. match of the day 2 follows the news so if you don't want to know what happened, please avert your attention. chelsea moved a step closer to clinching the title after comfortably beating everton 3—nil. they had to patient, all the goals coming in the second half, but the celebrations say it all. chelsea just need to win three more games to be crowned champions for the sixth time. tottenham kept up the pressure behind chelsea in second place after winni

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one of the most famous climbers in the world, ueli steck, has been killed on mount everest.: james naughtie talks to best—selling writer sarah perry about her novel the essex serpent in meet the author. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the main headlines this evening: greatness at goodison as chelsea maintain their title charge with victory at everton. spurs keep up the pressure, beating north london rivals arsenal at white hart lane. heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua keeps his feet on the ground after his stunning wembley triumph. what next for him? and mercedes driver valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix, but there's no champagne for teammate lewis hamilton. so there's lots in store over the next 15 or so minutes but we start with football. five of the premier league's top six sides were in action, and chelsea maintained their lead at the summit with a 3—0 win over everton at goodison park. hannah lupton watched the action. the title is getting closer for chelsea. and manager antonio conte wants to keep matters in their own hands. go

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one of the most famous climbers in the world, ueli steck, has been killed on mount everest.bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we'll be discussing general elections — the campaign is in its early stages here in the uk, rather more advanced in france. we'll assess donald trump's first 100 days in office and look at the under—reported tensions between india, and china. with me today are ashis ray, the indian broadcaster the north american broadcaster jeffrey kofman, ned temko, the political commentator and eunice goes, the portuguese writer. just a few days, it feels like coming to a british general election. ned, don't look bored at the start! it is low—key, isn't it? it might get even lower, you never know. the british press often talks about a phoney war before an election campaign really starts. what is odd about this is it is kind of a phoney election. despite the prospectus, theresa may saying i need this mandate to strengthen my negotiation position with the eu, even she must know that it has nothing to do with the

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