Happy birthday, Marc-André Leclerc. One of the greatest solo alpinists ever. "The Alpinist" is a must-watch. Marc-André exemplifies facing fear head-on and living life full-on. A true legend following his bliss. 💜

https://v.nostr.build/hE6lyykXCG5wtdx9.mp4

"Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. On remote alpine faces, the free-spirited 23-year-old Canadian makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. Yet, he draws scant attention.

With no cameras, no rope, and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure. Nomadic and publicity shy, he doesn’t own a phone or car, and is reluctant to let a film crew in on his pure vision of climbing.

Veteran filmmaker Peter Mortimer (THE DAWN WALL) sets out to make a film about Leclerc but struggles to keep up with his elusive subject. Then, Leclerc embarks on a historic adventure in Patagonia that will redefine what is possible in solo climbing."

YT

https://youtu.be/SRpVyzagXLQ

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Have you ever watched "Free Solo"😳🤔?

Yes! Now I wanna watch this!

Insanely cool to watch. Gives you goosebumps.

Such a beautiful comment from my post on X. I had to share it here:

Marc a péri avec son copain. Nous prions tous qu'ils sont sortis tout droit de l'Avalanche et ont remonté un glaçon dans le sein de Notre Créateur dans les Jardins Spacieux du Paradis, Amen

Repose en Paix, cher Marc-André Leclerc

Squamish BC Canada manque encore Marc

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Translation:

Marc perished with his buddy. We all pray that they came straight out of the Avalanche and climbed an icicle into the bosom of Our Creator in the Spacious Gardens of Paradise, Amen

Rest in Peace, dear Marc-Andre Leclerc

Squamish BC Canada still misses Marc

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Fantastic documentary

Thank you so much for sharing this, I didn't know Marc and now I could see some of his exploits. Really impressive. A true artist of the mountain, a real sadness that he died.

An artist of the mountains who died living. 🫂💜

Thank you for sharing Marc-André Leclerc here over and over again. I finally watched 'The Alpinist' ... and what can I say, it's very moving and authentic. The essence of life shines through beyond any opinion and words in general 🙏 And that Brette Harrington herself climbed the Torre Egger just two years after his passing 💪

Yes. Great rec. Excellent film

the Dawn Wall is so good. Looking forward to this.

A true artist of Life.

I watched it last year.

I also started climbing last year. So scary. So inspiring