Jean-Christophe Lafaille

Biography

Jean-Christophe Lafaille, born March 31, 1965 in Gap and died January 26, 2006 on the slopes of Makalu, Nepal, is a French mountaineer. He was an “international guarantor” 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 6,250 meter summit in the Himalayas, the Mari Ri) and Tom with his second wife, Katia (a route on the Nanga Parbat is named after his son). Jean-Christophe Lafaille, originally from Gap, started climbing at the age of 7. During adolescence, he was inspired by the books of... Show more

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