Marc Batard

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France

Born

11/22/1951

Age

73

Credit(s)

6

Biography

Marc Batard is a French mountaineer, lecturer, painter, born November 22, 1951 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. He is best known for having made the first ascent of Everest alone and without oxygen in less than 24 hours. At 18, he discovered the high mountains. He begins mountaineering in the Pyrenees, in Luchon. Despite his small size (1.67 m for 55 kg), he ...Show More