What really happened on the day that Ueli Steck fell from Nuptse?
What really happened on the day that Ueli Steck fell from Nuptse? The person who found him shares some interesting clues... Vinayak Jaya Malla is a Nepalese In-Training Mountain Guide and the person who found Ueli Steck while climbing up to C2 on Everest with a group on April 30, 2017. The author (Dr. Leo Montejo) met Vinay in 2016 while climbing the Sky Caves of Mustang in Nepal, and was impressed by his skill and manner while on the mountain. He saw him again this year at Everest Base Camp shortly before Vinay summitted with a group from the Indian Navy. His story of what may have happened is filled with great respect and admiration for Ueli, and it is also a first glimpse and analysis as to what probably occurred that morning on the slopes of Nuptse. Vinay, at Everest Base Camp about 10 days before Ueli's accident on Nuptse # I understand you were with Mingma Sherpa when you found Ueli on April 30. What were the two of you doing in the area of the accident?