Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Age: 40 | From: Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France
Person Details
Birthday: 1965-03-31 21:05:43
Death: 2006-01-25 21:05:43
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France
Homepage: https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/filmography/jean-christophe-lafaille
Movie Involvements: 12
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, born March 31, 1965 in Gap and died January 26, 2006 on the slopes of Makalu, Nepal, was a French mountaineer. He has a very rich track record of climbing and mountaineering exploits. He was an "international sponsor" for the Mountain Wilderness Association. Married twice, he is the father of two children: Marie with his first wife Véronique (Lafaille gave his name to a Himalayan peak of 6,250 meters, the Mari Ri) and Tom with his second wife, Katia (a route on the Nanga Parbat takes his name from his son). He wanted to become the first Frenchman to climb the fourteen eight thousand peaks but died on January 26, 2006 while attempting the first winter solo of Makalu, his twelfth eight thousand. He has to his credit eleven and eight thousand ascents without oxygen and most of them solo. Jean-Christophe Lafaille, originally from Gap, started climbing at the age of 7. During his adolescence, he was inspired by the books of Walter Bonatti and Reinhold Messner. Participate in many sport climbing competitions. High mountain guide, Jean-Christophe Lafaille teaches at the National School of Skiing and Mountaineering, he is also a member of the GHM. In October 1992, for his first experience in the Himalayas, he left with Pierre Béghin to attack the south face of Annapurna (8,091 meters) in "alpine style", that is to say without oxygen or camp. altitude. At an altitude of 7,100 meters, Pierre Béghin fell because of a dropped anchor which gave way and died, taking all the equipment with him. It took Lafaille five days to descend alone with a broken arm from a landslide. According to Messner, he will have demonstrated "the ability to survive that makes the greatest climbers". Suffering from a form of survivor's guilt, he believed himself responsible for Béghin's death on his return to France. He did not return to the Himalayas until the following year, after recovering from a bone infection he had contracted following his previous ascent. In 2001, on the advice of his second wife, Katia, he decided to tackle the fourteen peaks over eight thousand meters, still without oxygen. But he disappeared on January 26, 2006 while attempting the first solo winter ascent of Makalu.
Most Famous Work
Quand Les Alpinistes Font Leur Cinéma
(2000) Self
On ne marche qu'une fois sur la lune
(2014) Self (archive footage)
Trio For One
(2003) Self
Shishapangma, Un Solo En Hiver
(2006) Self
A Matter Of Doubt
(2002) Self
Là-Haut, Un supplément d'âme
(2001) Self
Les Amants des Drus
(2007) SelfActing
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| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Self | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| 2003 | Self | |
| 2002 | Self | |
| 2001 | Self | |
| 2000 | Self | |
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Crew
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| 2006 | Cinematography | |
| 2003 | Cinematography | |
| 2002 | Cinematography | |
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Sound
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| 2006 | Sound Recordist | |
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Writing
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| 2003 | Writer | |
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