Andreas Fransson (15 April 1983 – 29 September 2014) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

extreme skier perhaps best known for his having made descents of the hitherto un-skied specific faces of mountains. Among his inaugural descents was that of the south face of

Denali Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the thir ...

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

during the spring of 2011. Fransson died alongside

JP Auclair Jean-Philippe Auclair (August 22, 1977 – September 29, 2014) was a Canadian freeskiier. He was born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec. JP helped Salomon launch the 1080 ski in 1998 and in 2002, along with fellow freeskier Tanner Hall founded Armada s ...

in an avalanche on 29 September 2014 on

Monte San Lorenzo Monte San Lorenzo, also known as Monte Cochrane, is a mountain on the border between Argentina and Chile in Patagonia, reaching a height of .World Wildlife Fund; C.Michael Hogan. 2010''Magellanic subpolar forests''. Encyclopedia of Earth, Nationa ...

in Aysen,

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while filming for the webisode series ''Apogee Skiing''.

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External links

Fransson's websiteTempting Fear (film)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fransson, Andreas Extreme skiers Swedish male alpine skiers 1983 births 2014 deaths Deaths in avalanches Sport deaths in Chile