Ueli is back in Yosemite National Park with the hope of breaking the speed record on El Capitan.

With climbing partner Alex Honnold, Ueli is eyeing the perfect line to beat the current record of 2 hours 37 minutes and 05 seconds set on October 8, 2009 by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama. The exact attempt date has not been announced, but they are feeling well trained and ready for the attempt. Heres some eye candy of a recent training run: http://www.vimeo.com/11938818

Follow along with updates on Uelis blog: http://www.uelisteck.ch/en/news/news/173-2010-05-21-02-32-54.html

About Ueli Steck: Making a hat-trick of records, Swiss alpinist and Mountain Hardwear athlete Ueli Steck has claimed the fastest times for solo ascending the north faces of the Eiger (in Switzerland), les Grandes Jorasses (located between France and Italy) and the Matterhorn (between Italy and Switzerland). Ueli climbed on the Eiger and Grandes Jorasses during 2008 and on the Matterhorn in early 2009. Look for Speedtrilogy: Through the Three Big North Faces in the Alps, a Docmine film releasing in 2011. Jacqueline Schwerzmann is stage-director while Robert Bösch is the director of photography on the mountain ensuring breathtaking images from the vantage point of a helicopter. Watch highlights of these amazing record breaking ascents here: http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Athlete.aspx?id=36