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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...
Brette Harrington (born 1992) is an American professional rock climber and alpinist based in Lake Tahoe, California and British Columbia, Canada. She was featured in the 2021 film The Alpinist alongside her late partner, Marc-André Leclerc.
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.
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.
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.
Jan 2, 2022 · Scenes of a young climber with no ropes effortlessly switching from his bare hands to ice axes were nerve-shredding – perhaps even more so for experienced climbers. The star was Marc-André Leclerc, a relative unknown in the climbing world for good reason. He genuinely didn’t care about spraying his achievements.
Mar 20, 2022 · Marc-André Leclerc will go down in history as a pioneering alpinist, an adventurer, and a master of rock and ice. And also something of an enigma. A lot of his best work was done alone and without a camera.
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.
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