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Swiss climber Ueli Steck poses in Sigoyer, in the Hautes-Alpes department of southeastern France, on August 13, 2015. Steck announced on August 12 that he had completed the ascent of 82 Alpine peaks of over 4,000 meters in 62 days after having climbed the Barre des Ecrins mountain in the French Alps. Stecks goal was to connect all 82 summits in less than 80 days and his expedition took him through the Swiss, French and Italian Alps without using any motorized means. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT (Photo credit should read JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images)

Swiss climber Ueli Steck poses in Sigoyer, in the Hautes-Alpes department of southeastern France, on August 13, 2015. Steck announced on August 12 that he had completed the ascent of 82 Alpine peaks of over 4,000 meters in 62 days after having climbed the Barre des Ecrins mountain in the French Alps. Stecks goal was to connect all 82 summits in less than 80 days and his expedition took him through the Swiss, French and Italian Alps without using any motorized means. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT        (Photo credit should read JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images)