Expedition organizers say Swiss climber Ueli Steck was killed in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal on Sunday. Steck was planning to climb Everest next month. The 40-year-old climber was one of the most-renowned mountaineers of his generation.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with one of Steck’s good friends, Steve House (@stevehouse10), who is also a climber.
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