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Marc-André Leclerc (October 10, 1992 – March 5, 2018) was a Canadian rock climber, ice and mixed climber, and alpinist. He is known for his solo ascents–often in winter–of major ice and alpine climbing routes.
Jun 19, 2018 · He was the best alpinist of his generation, a quiet, unassuming Canadian known for bold ascents of some of the world’s most iconic peaks. At the age of 25, he traveled to Alaska to join...
Jan 6, 2022 · Marc-André Leclerc died at age 25 after achieving peerless free solo ascents on forbidding walls of rock and ice. A documentary, ‘The Alpinist,’ has pulled him out of anonymity.
Marc-Andre Leclerc was one of the world's top young alpinists when he tragically lost his life climbing on the Mendenhall Towers in Alaska in March 2018 at the age of only 25.
Jul 27, 2022 · Marc-André Leclerc (October 10, 1992 – March 5, 2018) was a Canadian climber known primarily for his solo alpinism. Among numerous other alpine solos, Leclerc made the first winter solos of Patagonia’s Torre Egger (8,809 feet) and the Emperor Face of Mount Robson (12,972 feet) in Canada.
Dec 13, 2021 · In March of 2018, Marc-André Leclerc and his partner Ryan Johnson disappeared after summiting a new route in Alaska’s Mendenhall Towers. This article, originally published in 2017, is a look into who Leclerc was and his motivations for the craft of alpinism.
Mar 15, 2018 · A look back on the lives of Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson, who disappeared in Alaska's Mendenhall Towers after summiting a new route.
Sep 14, 2021 · The documentary 'The Alpinist' explores the death of mountain climber Marc-André LeClerc, whose girlfriend Brette Harrington has returned to the sport.
Dec 11, 2021 · The life and talent of alpinist Marc-André Leclerc are captured in a new documentary, The Alpinist. Rather than being 'just another' climbing flick, it provides an insight into a better way...
Mar 24, 2018 · [Photo] Marc-Andre Leclerc In September 2016, he completed the Winter Link-Up on Torre Egger in a 21-hour push for the peak’s first solo winter ascent , and in the process, he finished an impressive trifecta: solo climbs of all three main peaks of the Torre group.