It is with a heavy heart that we write Squamish-local and legendary Canadian Alpinist Marc-Andre Leclerc has passed away at the young age of 24. Although details of his passing are currently not known, Marc’s father, Serge Leclerc, announced his sons death early this morning on a GoFundMe page dedicated to Marc and his family.
Marc, along with climbing partner Ryan Johnson summited the Mendenhall Towers on Juneau’s Mendenhall Ice Field on Monday Mar. 5th, which was the last time the two made communication. Ongoing rescue efforts have taken place since the pair did not check in on Mar. 7th and continued up until today.
As an ambassador of our sport, Marc was an absolute legend. Always psyched, always smiling, he was and will continue to be a huge part of our climbing community. We will miss him dearly.
‘To all of our friends near and far who have been supporting us and praying for Marc André I wanted you all to hear it from me first hand before it’s in the news. Sadly we have lost 2 really great climbers and I lost a son I am very proud of. Thank you for the support during this difficult time. My heart is so broken…Part of me is gone with him…
Our family appreciates all of your prayers and we would like to ask for a time of privacy as we come to grip with these devastating developments… Marc-André was an amazing, loving man and he has touched many lives in so many ways. He will be remembered and loved forever. I know he is with our Lord and I will be with him again one day. ❤️”
All support for this page will now go to the family and Marc’s partner Brette to manage and deal with the multitude of items they now have in front of them. As well as much needed respite and closure costs.
Thank you to everyone for all your messages and contribution. Our community is strong and we will get though this as a loving collective. Our gratitude goes to the Juneau Mountian rescue for all the effort and care they gave to search.
I received this message from a mentor of Marc’s tonight. Speaks to who Marc was for so many.
“I gotta say, I loved that young guy, almost like my kids. his energy and enthusiasm were unparalleled, and infectious. his skills were amazing, of course, but that wasn’t what made MA special – it was his ability to ‘see’ possibilities where no one else could even begin to imagine.”
Arcteryx Marc’s sponsor has been by the families side and doing everything possible to help. Thank you Justin and John’
