Andreas Fransson (15 April 1983 – 29 September 2014) was a Swedish extreme skier perhaps best known for his having made descents of the hitherto un-skied specific faces of mountains.[1] Among his inaugural descents was that of the south face of Denali in Alaska during the spring of 2011.[2]
| Andreas Fransson | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Born | 15 April 1983 |
| Died | 29 September 2014 (aged 31) Monte San Lorenzo, Chile |
Fransson died alongside JP Auclair in an avalanche on 29 September 2014 on Monte San Lorenzo in Aysen, Chile while filming for the webisode series Apogee Skiing.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Andreas Fransson - obituary - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Auclair, Fransson Confirmed Dead | POWDER Magazine". m.powder.com. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Auclair, Fransson Confirmed Dead". Powder Magazine. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.