Stéphane Schaffter

Biography

Stéphane Schaffter, born in 1953 and died in 2015, is a renowned Swiss high mountain mountaineer and guide, also director and producer of films. He began climbing and mountaineering at the age of 16, notably through the climbing of the Bonatti pillar in the Drus, marking the start of a life turned towards the mountain, adventure and verticality. His journey led him from the walls of the Jura to the highest peaks in the world, notably the Himalayas, which he discovered in 1982. He participated in many expeditions to the Alps, the Andes and in Himalayas, with major exploits such as the first as... Show more

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