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- Sylvain Saudan (23 September 1936 – 14 July 2024) was a Swiss extreme skier, dubbed "skier of the impossible." He was noted for skiing down large and steep mountains, including those in the Himalayas, North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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Sylvain Saudan (23 September 1936 – 14 July 2024) was a Swiss extreme skier, dubbed "skier of the impossible." He was noted for skiing down large and steep mountains, including those in the Himalayas, North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
13 hours ago · Sylvain Saudan was born on Sept. 23, 1936, in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents, Armand and Cécile (Besse) Saudan, ran a small farm on their property. Growing up, he tended the cows and skied in ...
Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87
Sylvain Saudan, who was widely known as the “skier of the impossible” for his audacious and potentially life-ending descents down some of the steepest, ...
New York Times
13 hours ago
Sylvain Saudan, ‘skiier of the impossible’ considered the godfather of extreme skiing – obituary
In 1973 he skied the south-west face of Mont Blanc, having been deposited on the summit by helicopter. In the late 1970s he began to explore the Himalayas and in 1979 became trapped on Dhaulagiri ...
Daily Telegraph
6 days ago
1 day ago · Sylvain Saudan was born on Sept. 23, 1936, in Lausanne, Switzerland, and was raised in the Alpine hamlet near the present-day ski center at Verbier. His father watched over cows and sheep in ...
Jul 17, 2024 · The Swiss father of extreme skiing pioneered descents from the Alps to the Himalayas — and became the sport’s first star. Sylvain Saudan at Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland, in 1970 ©...
Jul 15, 2024 · Sylvain Saudan, the legendary pioneer of extreme skiing, passed away peacefully. Known as the "Skier of the Impossible," Saudan redefined the boundaries of the sport and left an enduring legacy. Sylvain Saudan was born in Lausanne in 1936. He was the first person to attempt extreme descents.
Jul 15, 2024 · Legendary Swiss extreme skiing pioneer Sylvain Saudan has passed away. Le Matin, a Swiss newspaper, reports that he died from a heart attack at 87 years old.
Jul 15, 2024 · On July 14, 2024, Sylvian Saudan, one of the pioneers in big-mountain extreme skiing, died at the age of 87 in Les Houches, France. The Swiss alpine skier collected 23 first descents and set...
