Sep 01, 2010
19 min
Full-HD

The Swiss Machine (2010)

Ueli Steck may be the greatest speed alpinist the world has ever seen. In this film he tells the stories of his record-breaking ascents in the Alps, accompanied by stunning aerial footage of him racing up 8,000 foot alpine faces. Ueli joins Alex Honnold in Yosemite to attempt speed records there. His ultimate goal: take his one-man alpine speed game to the largest, highest walls in the world.

Category

Documentary Adventure

Country

United States of America

Companies

Sender Films

Ueli Steck

Self

Alex Honnold

Self

Simone Moro

Self

Volker Leuschner

Self

Freddie Wilkinson

Self

Simon Anthamatten

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