Colorado duo bring elusive climber to the big screen in ‘The Alpinist’

 This was published in the Vail Daily on September 12, 2021.) 


It’s not easy to capture lightning in a bottle.

Colorado directors Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen had to do just that while making their newest documentary, “The Alpinist.” The duo followed climber Marc-André Leclerc for two years, trying to chronicle his astounding free solo alpine climbs while overcoming his need to roam and aversion to publicity.

“One of the characteristics of Marc that drew us to him in the first place was how elusive and off the radar he was, and how no one knew about these incredible ascents that he was doing,” said Mortimer. “Our goal as filmmakers was (to figure out) how would we capture that.”

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