Marco Siffredi

Marco Siffredi, born May 22, 1979 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and died on Everest September 8, 2002, is a French snowboarder and mountaineer. Marco Siffredi was born on May 22, 1979 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. He is the youngest of a family of mountaineers. Her father Philippe is a hairdresser in Chamonix and a high mountain guide. He grew up in the shadow of his brother Pierre, who died in an avalanche in 1981. In 1999, Marco was only 20 years old, but he quickly made an impression. Following in the footsteps of his idol, Jean-Marc Boivin, he made the first snowboard descent and the second descent in the history of the coveted Nant Blanc on the Aiguille Verte. This 1,000 meter line of average 55 degree drop with 60 degree sections had never been repeated since Boivin's epic ski descent in 1989. A few months later, in the fall of the same year, he adds to his record the first descent of Dorje Lhakpa (6,988 meters) in Nepal. From this peak, he has a breathtaking view of two of the highest peaks in the world, Shishapangma and… Everest. He then becomes obsessed with an idea: to be the first to descend the top of the world on a snowboard. As soon as he returned to Chamonix, Marco contacted the best of the profession, Russell Brice of Himalayan Expeditions, a New Zealand guide specializing in expeditions to 8,000 meter peaks. It is he who will advise the young rider to try other 8,000 meters before attempting Everest to see if his body can adapt to the extreme altitude. It will be Cho O…