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Marc-Andre Leclerc Wins 2015 Guy Lacelle Pure Spirit Award
Marc-Andre Leclerc has shown that he is one of Canada’s, if not the world’s, leading alpinists. His astounding list of firsts made the Guy Lacelle Pure Spirit Award committee’s decision easy.
Ever since athlete and friend Guy Lacelle was tragically killed in an avalanche in Montana in 2009 – Arc’teryx, La Sportiva, and Petzl have continually come together to honor a climber who embodies the spirit of integrity, humility and joy that Guy brought to his climbs by establishing the Guy Lacelle Pure Spirit Award.
This year’s recipient of the Guy Lacelle Pure Spirit Award shines in all those areas, Marc-Andre Leclerc of Squamish. Leclerc, 22, has been climbing hard but quietly and clean for over a decade and has grown into a well-deserved role as a mentor for countless aspiring climbers – just like Lacelle.