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The Alpinist

The Alpinist

7.75 - voted by 178
Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a British Columbia cliff and waits patiently for the star climber to come down to answer his questions. Marc André, a little uncomfortable, prefers to return to the depths of the forest where he lives in a tent with his girlfriend Brette Harrington. In the heart of winter, Peter films vertiginous solos on fragile ice. He tries to make appointments with the climber who is never there and does not seem really concerned by this camera pointed at him "For me, it would not be a solo if there was someone else" . Marc-André is thus, the "pure light" of the mountaineers of his time, which marvel Barry Blanchard, Alex Honnold or Reinhold Messner, interviewed in the film. An event film for an extraordinary character.

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Marc-André Leclerc poster

Marc-André Leclerc

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Brette Harrington poster

Brette Harrington

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Alex Honnold poster

Alex Honnold

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Reinhold Messner poster

Reinhold Messner

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Ueli Steck poster

Ueli Steck

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Dean Potter poster

Dean Potter

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Derek Hersey poster

Derek Hersey

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Jon Walsh poster

Jon Walsh

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Tommy Caldwell poster

Tommy Caldwell

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Austin Siadak poster

Austin Siadak

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Peter Mortimer poster

Peter Mortimer

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Barry Blanchard poster

Barry Blanchard

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Michelle Kuipers poster

Michelle Kuipers

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Will Stanhope poster

Will Stanhope

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Will Gadd poster

Will Gadd

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