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Jean-Louis Lechêne
Born Jan 1, 194779 years oldHautmont, FranceActing
Jean-Louis Lechêne is a high mountain guide, born in Hautmont (Nord) in 1947. He is known for his commitment to Pyreneism. An ice gully bears his name at Petit Vignemale. After a difficult childhood due to his father's brutality, he was separated from his family at the age of 9. Thanks to his good grades, he benefited from a stay in a youth camp in Cauterets, in the Pyrenees, where he discovered the mountains in 1961, at the age of 14.
