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

Honestly, I don't knowif I've ever seen someone climb bare-handedwith ice tools... in the...

[ALEX] Honestly, I don't know
if I've ever seen someone climb bare-handed
with ice tools... in the freezing temps, bein' able to improvise
between pulling on the rock and pulling on ice tools. He's just combining all these
unconventional tactics

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[ALEX] Honestly, I don't know if I've ever seen
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someone climb bare-handed with ice tools...
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in the freezing temps,
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bein' able to improvise between pulling on the rock
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and pulling on ice tools.
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He's just combining all these unconventional tactics.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:33
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Roadside Attractions,Universal Pictures,Dogwoof,Red Bull Media House

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Movie Summary

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.
[SOFT PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING] - The Alpinist 00:17
[SOFT PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING]
[RAPHAEL] Marc-André soloing those routes - The Alpinist 00:09
[RAPHAEL] Marc-André soloing those routes
{\an8}[MARC] I grew up near a town called Chilliwack. - The Alpinist 00:22
{\an8}[MARC] I grew up near a town called Chilliwack.
[MARC] My mom, she's definitely been a big influence on me. - The Alpinist 00:13
[MARC] My mom, she's definitely been a big influence on...
{\an8}He certainly didn't come into this world - The Alpinist 00:21
{\an8}He certainly didn't come into this world
You know, you build things out of blocks, - The Alpinist 00:07
You know, you build things out of blocks,
When it started into, like, actual first grade, - The Alpinist 00:07
When it started into, like, actual first grade,
[CHUCKLES] - The Alpinist 00:15
[CHUCKLES]
We'd, like, do some schoolwork for a little while, - The Alpinist 00:26
We'd, like, do some schoolwork for a little while,
[MARC] She wanted me to discover what I wanted to do - The Alpinist 00:15
[MARC] She wanted me to discover what I wanted to do
He was really captured by adventure, - The Alpinist 00:10
He was really captured by adventure,
I must have been like eight years old or somethin', - The Alpinist 00:08
I must have been like eight years old or somethin',
{\an8}And the ones about mountains - The Alpinist 00:17
{\an8}And the ones about mountains
{\an8}I was so inspired - The Alpinist 00:11
{\an8}I was so inspired
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] - The Alpinist 00:22
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
[MARC] After, like, a couple of years - The Alpinist 00:13
[MARC] After, like, a couple of years
I'm, like, totally focused. - The Alpinist 00:23
I'm, like, totally focused.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING] - The Alpinist 00:09
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
{\an8}[MICHELLE] He was never looking for trouble, - The Alpinist 00:06
{\an8}[MICHELLE] He was never looking for trouble,
- [BURSTS] - [YELPS] - The Alpinist 00:24
- [BURSTS] - [YELPS]