Ueli Steck climbs Shisha Pangma and goes down in 20 hours

On April 16, 2011 the Swiss Ueli Steck breaks the ascent record of Shisha Pangma (8027 m, 26,335 feet) reaching the summit from base camp in 10h and 30 min and comes back to base camp in a total of 20 hours.

These were his times:
10:25 PM (16. April): leaves ABC
1:10 AM (17 April): crosses the Bergschrund
11:40 AM: reaches summit.
6.30 PM: returns to ABC

Check out this video for more on his Shisha speed climb


And this was the route followed by him

Ueli Steck speed solo Eiger record

On February 13, 2008 the Swiss Ueli Steck breaks the world record climbing the north face of Eiger (13,025 ft) in 2 hours and 47 minutes (67 minutes less than his previous world record.) Still, the Swiss mountaineer Dani Arnold has beaten this record on April 20th, 2011 setting the clock in 2 hours and 28 minutes, but this is the amazing video Ueli's ascension in 2008.