Marc-André Leclerc
Canadian rock climber and alpinist (1992–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. In 2016, he completed the first winter solo ascents of both Torre Egger in Patagonia and of the Emperor Face of Mount Robson in Canada. In 2018, he was killed in an avalanche on the Mendenhall Towers in Alaska.
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Born | (1992-10-10)October 10, 1992 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | March 5, 2018(2018-03-05) (aged 25) Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Rock climber and alpinist |
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In 2021, a documentary film called The Alpinist was released about Leclerc's life and climbs.[1]