
Known for
Acting
Born
March 31, 1965
Birthplace
Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France
Died
January 25, 2006 (aged 40)
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, born March 31, 1965, in Gap and who disappeared on January 26, 2006, on the slopes of Makalu, Nepal, is a French mountaineer. He was an "international guarantor" for the Mountain Wilderness Association. Married twice, he is the father of two children: Marie with his first wife, Véronique (Lafaille gave his name to a 6,250-meter peak in the Himalayas, Mari Ri) and Tom with his second wife, Katia (a route on Nanga Parbat is named after his son).
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, originally from Gap, began climbing at the age of 7. During his adolescence, he was inspired by the books of Walter Bonatti and Reinhold Messner. He participated in numerous sport climbing competitio...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
2007
as Self
2006
as Self, Cinematography, Sound Recordist
2004
as Self
2003
as Self, Writer, Cinematography
2003
2002
as Self, Cinematography
2001
as Self
2000
1996
as Self (archive footage)
1994
1992