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Ueli Steck Climbs North Couloir Direct, Les Drus (VI, AI 6+, M8)

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Ueli Steck takes a lap up North Couloir Direct (VI, Al 6+, M8, 800m) on Les Drus with Mathieu Maynadier and Jérôme Para. The trio were shooting a commercial for Petzl’s Sitta harness, which only used a few seconds of the climb. The crew took the excellent extra alpine climbing footage and released this.

Film: How Matt Cornell Free Soloed One of America’s Classic Hard Mixed Routes

"The Nutcracker" explores the mental challenges of solo climbing and the tactics Cornell used to help him send the route.