The Alpinist

You will never forget Leclerc after watching this, what a spirit, the drive, the obsession, the warmth of his smile. A fascinating, beautiful, stressful watch.

Signed in to IMDB just to rate this movie. Thank you for making it. In a world where we are increasingly detached from what truly makes us human - running rat races and preoccupied with meaningless frivolities; here is a beautiful and inspiring story about a pure soul living life to the fullest. This film captures the essence of what it takes to be truly exceptional. In life Marc-Andre was humble and yet this film leaves an indelible impression on its audience that he was truly special. Wonderful storytelling.

Incredible! Simply mind blowing!

An exploration of the far edges of the nature of humanity. Impossible to believe its true, save that Marc's achievements are gloriously documented in this astonishing film.

This is a great documentary about a mountain climber and his exploits. The scenery is beautiful and spectacular and the exploration of the personality of Marc-André Leclerc, while it doesn't get to the bottom of what drives him, is fascinating and rich.

As I sit here, writing and deleting increasingly poetic passages, trying to encapsulate how this movie made me feel, I'm realizing that the feeling was indescribable. A complex mix of inspiration, fear, and a deep apriciation for life and what it means to live it. Jimmy told a beautiful story about a truly beautiful one of a kind person who lived his life in a way that truly made him happy. That is so rare in our modern world. Is a life cut short because it was spent pursuing one's true passion worse than a long life where one never truly finds happiness? Before you judge Marc for being reckless ask yourself, are you happier than him? I sincerely doubt it.

Awesome images, scary scenes, but at the end I kept asking myself "does it really worth it?"

So good! Outstanding look at someone living in the moment, every moment, and also an engaging study of alpinists explaining what drives them, hearing the different perspectives was fascinating; exactly what I want out of a documentary. I have often looked at a faraway peak and thought of the adage about why people choose to climb and the answer is always distilled down to "because it's there" and this film really expands that idea. Loved it.

This was an amazing film. Very sad and inspiring at the same time. I was legitimately terrified throughout seeing the alpine climbs. Have we not seen the best alpinist of all time. Absolutely fearless and kind soul. I loved watching this.

I was thinking of giving this a 2 stars as I was watching it because it's just a sorta lackluster documentary about free climbing. but then I got to the last 15 minutes and I felt compelled to at least give this a positive review. that being said it still isn't the best documentary I've seen.