- Marco Siffredi
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Marco Siffredi (22 May 1979 - 2002) was a French snowboarder and mountaineer. He was the first to descend Mount Everest on a snowboard in 2001 via the Norton Couloir.[1][2] In 2002, he disappeared attempting to snowboard the Hornbein Couloir.[2]
References
- ^ "Marco Siffredi First Ever to Board Everest". Everest News. 2001. http://www.everestnews.com/sb.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ a b Sarah Smith (2002-09-27). "Everest Snowboarder Vanishes On Second Try". National Geographic Adventure. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/09/0927_020927_siffredi.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
External links
- Snowboarding Mt. Everest, article from snowboarding.about.com
- [1], article from TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine: The Disappearance Of Marco Siffredi.
Further reading
Chandellier, Antoine (2005). La Trace de l'Ange: La vie de Marco Siffredi. Editions Guérin. p. 400 pages. ISBN 2911755839.
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