Jacques 'Pschitt' Perrier

Jacques Perrier, nicknamed "Pschitt," born in 1947, is a mountain guide and climber, a monument to French heritage, whose name has inscribed itself in the history of climbing, particularly in the Verdon Gorges. A mountain guide with the Ecrins Guides office, he has witnessed more than four decades of climbing evolution, leaving his mark on both big walls and sport crags. Hailing from a pioneering generation, he made his mark in the 1970s and 1980s by opening routes that have become legendary, particularly in the Verdon Gorges, a mecca of French free climbing. His dual role as a high-level cli…