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I'm getting older, turning 40 this year. I had a period where I thought each expedition had to be something harder, something faster. But you can't go on like that, or you're going to die.
— Ueli Steck
Tags: go, getting-older, die, you

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When you go to the mountains, you really have to accept that there is always a risk. It's more dangerous than sitting at home watching TV. It's really sad.
— Ueli Steck
Tags: go, home, you, sad
No one in Switzerland knows me as the Swiss Machine, and that's good, because I don't like it.
— Ueli Steck
Tags: because, switzerland, like, me, good
I don't like being restricted. When I climb, I feel free and unrestricted; away from any social commitments.
— Ueli Steck
Tags: like, free, climb, feel
I never expected to make a living from climbing, but it got to the point where I either had to get a job or start trying to make some real money from it. I didn't want to be 45 and a dirtbag.
— Ueli Steck
Tags: start, never, job, money
Right now, I'm just focused on the 8,000-meter peaks. I don't know what's next. I don't think I will get tired of climbing.
— Ueli Steck
Tags: will, next, think, tired
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