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The Alpinist

Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure.

Director

Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen

Year

Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

$844,743

Production

Roadside Attractions,Universal Pictures,Dogwoof,Red Bull Media House

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage

https://www.thealpinistfilm.com/

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Self - Free Soloist

Marc-André Leclerc

Self - Filmmaker

Self - Free Soloist

Self - Squamish Climber

Self - Squamish Climber

Self - Climber

Self - Alpinist, Marc's Girlfriend

Brette Harrington

Self - Alpinist

Barry Blanchard

Self - Alpinist, Historian

Bernadette McDonald

Self - Alpinist

Reinhold Messner

Self - Ice Climber

Self - Ice Climber

Raphael Slawinski

Self - Alpinist

Self - Marc's Mom

Michelle Kuipers

Self - Alpinist

Self - Cameraman, Climber

Self - Climber, Hostel Keeper

Self - Rock Climber

Self - Rock Climber

Self - Climber

Self - Rock Climber

Self - Rock Climber

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I've seen some amazing things... - The Alpinist

I've seen some amazing things...

[INTERVIEWER]
Alex, why take the risk? - The Alpinist

[INTERVIEWER] Alex, why take the risk?

[CROWD CHEERING] - The Alpinist

[CROWD CHEERING]

[PETER]
What was once a rogue activity - The Alpinist

[PETER] What was once a rogue activity

{\an8}[PETER] ...with armies
of social media followers. - The Alpinist

{\an8}[PETER] ...with armies of social media followers.

{\an8}[PETER] So I was surprised - The Alpinist

{\an8}[PETER] So I was surprised

So, who was this guy? - The Alpinist

So, who was this guy?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER] - The Alpinist

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[PETER] When I first met Marc, - The Alpinist

[PETER] When I first met Marc,

[PETER] All right.
[MUMBLES INDISTINCTLY] - The Alpinist

[PETER] All right. [MUMBLES INDISTINCTLY]

[CHUCKLING] - The Alpinist

I'm Marc-André Leclerc - The Alpinist

I'm Marc-André Leclerc

I'm 23 years old - The Alpinist

I'm 23 years old

- [LIVELY MUSIC PLAYS]
- Yeah, as a young climber, - The Alpinist

- [LIVELY MUSIC PLAYS] - Yeah, as a young climber,

[PETER] Marc had moved
to Squamish, - The Alpinist

[PETER] Marc had moved to Squamish,

[MARC] I think I was, like,
pretty dorky. - The Alpinist

[MARC] I think I was, like, pretty dorky.

And I was always
sort of chompin' at the bit, - The Alpinist

And I was always sort of chompin' at the bit,

[CHUCKLES] - The Alpinist

[WILL STANHOPE] He came in
just all guns blazing. - The Alpinist

[WILL STANHOPE] He came in just all guns blazing.

{\an8}Well, if you're not
young and brash - The Alpinist

{\an8}Well, if you're not young and brash

[WILL] Marc was just
a true dirt bag, - The Alpinist

[WILL] Marc was just a true dirt bag,

- [PETER] No way.
- [MARC CHUCKLING] - The Alpinist

- [PETER] No way. - [MARC CHUCKLING]

For a couple of summers there, - The Alpinist

For a couple of summers there,

It was a little surprising
when he managed - The Alpinist

It was a little surprising when he managed

The longer time I spent there,
the more it became decorated. - The Alpinist

The longer time I spent there, the more it became decorated.

There was no need
to live luxuriously, - The Alpinist

There was no need to live luxuriously,

And then we decided - The Alpinist

And then we decided

But I... I didn't care,
'cause, like, that's who he is - The Alpinist

But I... I didn't care, 'cause, like, that's ...

{\an8}It's a nickname that's been
with me since the early '70s. - The Alpinist

{\an8}It's a nickname that's been with me since th...

Hevy is kind of like the mayor
of the Squamish rock climbin'. - The Alpinist

Hevy is kind of like the mayor of the Squamish rock climbin&...

He's also,
like, a hula hoop expert. - The Alpinist

He's also, like, a hula hoop expert.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] - The Alpinist

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

Millions of people, "Look how good I am." - The Alpinist

Millions of people, "Look how good I am."

You know, the modern world
can be a bit bland. - The Alpinist

You know, the modern world can be a bit bland.

He's a man out of his own time, isn't he? - The Alpinist

He's a man out of his own time, isn't he?

[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY] - The Alpinist

[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

{\an8}My first memories
of Marc-André was seein' him - The Alpinist

{\an8}My first memories of Marc-André was seein' him

He just broke my speed record
on The Grand Wall - The Alpinist

He just broke my speed record on The Grand Wall

And then I got to the top
and checked the time, - The Alpinist

And then I got to the top and checked the time,

[CHUCKLING] - The Alpinist

I don't wanna say
the spiritual component, - The Alpinist

I don't wanna say the spiritual component,

Yeah, I mean obviously,
it contributes - The Alpinist

Yeah, I mean obviously, it contributes

[PETER] The first climb
we filmed with Marc - The Alpinist

[PETER] The first climb we filmed with Marc

It's always nerve-racking - The Alpinist

It's always nerve-racking

He's got style,
he doesn't lunge, - The Alpinist

He's got style, he doesn't lunge,

[PETER] Watching Marc move
so beautifully up the wall, - The Alpinist

[PETER] Watching Marc move so beautifully up the wall,

[BRETTE] I... I really love
just watching him climbing. - The Alpinist

[BRETTE] I... I really love just watching him climbing.

[BOTH CHUCKLING] - The Alpinist

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

[BRETTE] It puts you directly
in the present, - The Alpinist

[BRETTE] It puts you directly in the present,

[MARC] When I first met Brette, - The Alpinist

[MARC] When I first met Brette,

There is a really lively
party scene in Squamish. - The Alpinist

There is a really lively party scene in Squamish.

It's almost like a parallel
to climbin'. - The Alpinist

It's almost like a parallel to climbin'.

[CHUCKLES] - The Alpinist

- [CHUCKLING]
- [CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] - The Alpinist

- [CHUCKLING] - [CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

I could see how Marc could've
easily slid down that path, - The Alpinist

I could see how Marc could've easily slid down that pat...

[MARC] Thanks, guys - The Alpinist

[MARC] Thanks, guys

See? [CHUCKLING] - The Alpinist

See? [CHUCKLING]

[BRETTE] But Marc's vision
is more towards - The Alpinist

[BRETTE] But Marc's vision is more towards

{\an8}You know, a rope, a rack,
and the pack on your back, - The Alpinist

{\an8}You know, a rope, a rack, and the pack on your back,

[BERNADETTE MCDONALD]
When you look through - The Alpinist

[BERNADETTE MCDONALD] When you look through

And the ultimate experience
of freedom - The Alpinist

And the ultimate experience of freedom

{\an8}The art of surviving
in the most crazy situations. - The Alpinist

{\an8}The art of surviving in the most crazy situations.

[PETER] While solo alpinism
may be the purest, - The Alpinist

[PETER] While solo alpinism may be the purest,

But this is the philosophy. - The Alpinist

But this is the philosophy.

It would be kindergarten,
but not an adventure - The Alpinist

It would be kindergarten, but not an adventure

{\an8}[PETER] A few months
after our shoot in Squamish, - The Alpinist

{\an8}[PETER] A few months after our shoot in Squamish,

[PETER] Ice climbing is
a crucial skill in alpinism. - The Alpinist

[PETER] Ice climbing is a crucial skill in alpinism.

[RAPHAEL SLAWINSKI]
Ice climbing, solo, - The Alpinist

[RAPHAEL SLAWINSKI] Ice climbing, solo,

Climbing something
that wasn't there - The Alpinist

Climbing something that wasn't there

[ALEX] People think
that the free-soloing - The Alpinist

[ALEX] People think that the free-soloing

And then I see Marc-André
free-soloing on ice and snow. - The Alpinist

And then I see Marc-André free-soloing on ice and snow.

[JON WALSH]
In all my years of climbing, - The Alpinist

[JON WALSH] In all my years of climbing,

He's got this headspace that
nobody else seems to have. - The Alpinist

He's got this headspace that nobody else seems to have.

Marc doesn't just solo the ice, - The Alpinist

Marc doesn't just solo the ice,

[PETER] Filming Marc
on this insecure terrain - The Alpinist

[PETER] Filming Marc on this insecure terrain

But he couldn't have been
more relaxed. - The Alpinist

But he couldn't have been more relaxed.

Then he took it up a notch
by climbing solo - The Alpinist

Then he took it up a notch by climbing solo

And so it makes for really
good, engaging climbin'. - The Alpinist

And so it makes for really good, engaging climbin'.

[BARRY] There's a high degree
of craftsmanship - The Alpinist

[BARRY] There's a high degree of craftsmanship

But you don't have nerves - The Alpinist

But you don't have nerves

[MARC] The difference between - The Alpinist

[MARC] The difference between

[ALEX] Honestly, I don't know
if I've ever seen - The Alpinist

[ALEX] Honestly, I don't know if I've ever seen

[SOFT PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING] - The Alpinist

[SOFT PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING]

[RAPHAEL] Marc-André
soloing those routes - The Alpinist

[RAPHAEL] Marc-André soloing those routes

{\an8}[MARC] I grew up near a town
called Chilliwack. - The Alpinist

{\an8}[MARC] I grew up near a town called Chilliwack.

[MARC] My mom, she's definitely
been a big influence on me. - The Alpinist

[MARC] My mom, she's definitely been a big influence on...

{\an8}He certainly didn't come
into this world - The Alpinist

{\an8}He certainly didn't come into this world

You know, you build things
out of blocks, - The Alpinist

You know, you build things out of blocks,

When it started into,
like, actual first grade, - The Alpinist

When it started into, like, actual first grade,

[CHUCKLES] - The Alpinist

The Alpinist poster

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Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen

Writer: N/A

Production: Roadside Attractions,Universal Pictures,Dogwoof,Red Bull Media House

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 67/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: $844,743

Released: 10 Sep 2021

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.thealpinistfilm.com/

Also watch: We Made a Beautiful Bouquet, The Deep Dark, Touching the Void, Meru, The Velvet Queen, The Dawn Wall, Sid and Nancy, Woman at War, Million Dollar Arm, Being the Ricardos, Syriana, Happiness for Beginners, Against the Ice, Icarus