Marcel Remy, 94, climbing Miroir de l’Argentine in Switzerland
The film Marcel directed by Nicolas Falquet which follows Marcel Remy as he climbs the west face of Miroir de l'Argentine in Switzerland. Father of the famous Swiss mountaineers Claude and Yves Remy, Marcel repeated the route in 2017 aged 94.
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Aged 94 Marcel Remy climbs Miroir de l'Argentine in Switzerland
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Many will surely remember that last year, aged an impressive 96, Marcel Remy repeated a two-pitch 6a in Switzerland. Two years earlier, the father of the famous alpinists Yves and Claude Remy decided he wanted to repeat the NW Face of Miroir de l’Argentine, one of the largest limestone slabs in the country. The 12-pitch outing was climbed on 22 August, past technical difficulties up to 5b+ by combing the Normal route, Vire Inférieure and the Directe route to the summit. Just as difficult though was the long approach and arduous descent. This was made faster with a tandem paraglide at the end of the day. Aged 94! Chapeau.
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