The Alpinist Chronicles The Singular Life of Marc Andre Leclerc

Every generation of athletes has that one, the dark horse, the wild card, the person who completely transcends what we think is possible. For alpine climbing, that character is Marc-André Leclerc. The young Canadian is known for going so beyond the limits of the sport, climbing alone without a rope on remote alpine faces. He doesn’t own a car or smartphone, and is reluctant to let a film crew follow him through the mountains, yet develops a reputation as one of the all-time best. Leclerc is the subject of the upcoming film The Alpinist, directed by veteran climbing filmmaker Peter Mortimer, who seeks out to capture this vision of climbing at its purest.