Jean-Marc Boivin
1951-04-06THE BIOGRAPHY
Jean-Marc Boivin, born April 6, 1951 in Dijon and died February 17, 1990, in Venezuela near Salto Angel, was a French mountaineer, extreme skier, paraglider, caver and base jumper. He has directed several award-winning films. He holds altitude records in hang gliding and paragliding; he was also the first to descend Everest by paraglider. This "adventurer of modern times" as he has defined himself is of Dijon origin and made his
