Ailefroide : Altitude 3 954
by Jean-Marc Rochette (Illustrator)
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An exhilarating graphic novel about the thrill and the terror of mountaineering At 16, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun measuring himself against some of Europe's highest peaks. The Aiguille Dibona, the Coup de Sabre, La Meije: The summits of the Massif des écrins in the French Alps, to which he escapes as a teenager, spark both exhilaration and fear. At times, they are a playground for adventure. At others, they are a show more battlefield. The young climber is acutely aware that death lurks in the frozen corridors of this Alpine range. In Altitude, Rochette tells the story of his formative years, as a climber and as an artist. Part coming-of-age story, part love letter to the Alps, this autobiographical graphic novel captures the thrill and the terror invoked by high mountains, and considers one man's obsession with reaching the top of them. show lessTags
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C'est comme une de ces biographies d'alpiniste que j'adore, juste que c'est illustré en plus. Merveilleux pour qui ressent l'amour de la montagne. Rochette transmet de facon tellement réaliste cette vocation et l'allure de la haute montagne, tout en dessinant sa vie. Il capte tous les bons moments d'une course, d'un événement, pour peindre cette vie avec toutes ses facettes. Génial!
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- Ailefroide : Altitude 3 954
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- Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; Massif de l'Oisans
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