Sara and Brette talk about mountain and rock climbing and its paradigm for life and its highs and lows, going forward boldly, doing what you love, and learning to live with peace and zen along with the tragedies and sacrifices.
The Tale of the ALPINISTS. Love, Life and Death deep in the Mountains with Brette Harrington.
Brette Harrington is an American professional rock climber and alpinist based in Lake Tahoe, California, and British Columbia, Canada. She was featured in the 2021 film The Alpinist alongside her late partner, Marc-André Leclerc, who died while climbing from an unexpected avalanche.
She is best known for the first free solo of the 760 meter (2,500-foot) Chiaro di Luna (5.11a) in Patagonia, for her development of new alpine climbing routes, and as the star of Brette, a Reel Rock Film Tour short film.
Harrington’s long-time partner and fellow alpinist Marc-André Leclerc, was confirmed dead after going missing during a climbing expedition near Juneau, Alaska in March 2018. Following Leclerc’s death, Harrington devoted two years of her life to working on alpine routes.
Brette spent the first year processing Leclerc’s death while she “was deep in the mountains”. She dedicated her May 2018 Mount Blane route to Leclerc, writing: “We have named it Life Compass for a number of reasons. Primarily because my life has taken such a sudden 180-degree turn since the loss of Marc in March and alpine climbing has been my guide. I dedicate this climb to my climbing mentor, partner, and love Marc-Andre who would probably solo it the following day if he was here.”
In this episode, Sara and Brette talk about mountain and rock climbing and its paradigm for life and its highs and lows, going forward boldly, doing what you love, and learning to live with peace and zen along with the tragedies and sacrifices.
Brette continues on, even after losing her great love, Marc-Andre to the mountains, and she shares her passion that stays alive within her.
The Alpinist documentary can be seen on Netflix, Prime Video, Redbox, Vudu, or Apple TV on your Roku device.
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