Sylvain Saudan

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Swiss alpine skier (1936-2024)

SwitzerlandLived 1936 to 2024 · aged 87

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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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Switzerland

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deceased

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Lived 1936 to 2024 · aged 87

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