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Torre Egger is
this 1,000-meter rock pillar risin' up out of the glacier with an ice serac in the middle. You know,
not always perfect rock and capped with ice mushrooms. I could look at it on paper
and be like, "Okay, like, this is totally
mathematically feasible." But at the same time, like, it still seems
a little bit out there, like, "Whoa, you know, this is
the next step for me." I spent the majority
of the last year doin' things that would prepare me
for this climb. A ton of mixed climbing,
and a ton of ice climbin', and then the Emperor Face. It was all sort of preparation
with Egger in mind
this 1,000-meter rock pillar risin' up out of the glacier with an ice serac in the middle. You know,
not always perfect rock and capped with ice mushrooms. I could look at it on paper
and be like, "Okay, like, this is totally
mathematically feasible." But at the same time, like, it still seems
a little bit out there, like, "Whoa, you know, this is
the next step for me." I spent the majority
of the last year doin' things that would prepare me
for this climb. A ton of mixed climbing,
and a ton of ice climbin', and then the Emperor Face. It was all sort of preparation
with Egger in mind
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Torre Egger is
this 1,000-meter rock pillar
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risin' up out of the glacier
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with an ice serac in the middle.
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You know,
not always perfect rock
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and capped with ice mushrooms.
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I could look at it on paper
and be like,
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"Okay, like, this is totally
mathematically feasible."
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But at the same time,
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like, it still seems
a little bit out there,
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like, "Whoa, you know, this is
the next step for me."
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I spent the majority
of the last year doin' things
00:00:33.783 --> 00:00:35.576
that would prepare me
for this climb.
00:00:35.066 --> 00:00:39.998
A ton of mixed climbing,
and a ton of ice climbin',
00:00:39.163 --> 00:00:41.029
and then the Emperor Face.
00:00:41.374 --> 00:00:46.504
It was all sort of preparation
with Egger in mind.
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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.