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Sylvain Saudan

Swiss alpine skier

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born
1936
died
2024
age at death
87
known for
mountaineer, alpine skier, skier

1936 – 2024

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Sylvain Saudan 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. In 1982, he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for descending the highest and steepest slope ever skied.

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