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Jean-Christophe Lafaille (31 March 1965 – 27 January 2006 [presumed]) was a French climber noted for a number of difficult ascents in the Alps and Himalaya, and for what has been described as "perhaps the finest self-rescue ever performed in the Himalaya", when he was forced to descend the mile-high south face of Annapurna alone with a broken ...
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, né le à Gap et disparu le sur les pentes du Makalu, au Népal, est un alpiniste français. Il a un palmarès très fourni d'exploits dans le domaine de l'escalade et de l'alpinisme.
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, a renowned French climber, was attempting the first winter ascent of Makalu solo when he disappeared in 2006. A helicopter survey found his tent but no sign of life, suggesting he fell into a crevasse.
Apr 8, 2006 · Jean-Christophe Lafaille was the most gifted mountaineer of his generation. Small, strong and fearless, he ascended the world's highest peaks without oxygen or back-up; climbing alone because no...
A tribute to the French mountaineer who died on Makalu in 2006, after climbing eleven 8000ers without oxygen, often solo. The article recounts his career, his challenges, his tragedies and his passion for the high mountains.
Jan 27, 2024 · Retour sur le drame qui a marqué l'histoire de l'alpinisme hivernal. Le 27 janvier 2006, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, l'un des plus grands himalayistes de son époque, a disparu sur les pentes du Makalu lors d'une tentative solitaire.
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May 1, 2017 · In 1992, the French alpinist Pierre Béghin fell to his death, leaving his partner Jean-Christophe Lafaille to descend the face alone in a harrowing multiday ordeal.
