Alexandre Chabot (born December 27, 1981) is a French professional rock climber, specialising in lead climbing. He won three consecutive Lead Climbing World Cups and three consecutive Rock Masters. In France, he was awarded seven times the national Lead Climbing Champion title.
 Chabot climbing PuntX (9a) at Gorges du Loup (France) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1981 Reims, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional rock climber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Lead climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Winning three Lead Climbing World Cups | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on January 12, 2021. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biographic notes edit
He discovered climbing when he was six years old, during a vacation with his parents at Col des Grand Montets, near Chamonix. When he was 13 he joined a local climbing club.
In 1997 (age 16) he redpointed his first 8a route, Rêve de Papillon (Buoux, France).
In 2000 (age 18) he won his first World Cup medal.[1]
Rankings edit
Climbing World Cup edit
| Discipline | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Lead | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Climbing World Championships edit
| Discipline | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 |
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| Lead | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup edit
Lead edit
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 3 | 29 |
Notable ascents edit
Redpointed routes edit
9a (5.14d):
8c+ (5.14c):
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Coppa del Mondo difficoltà, 2ª prova, Lecco - risultati". planetmountain.com. September 25, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ a b IFSC, ed. (April 30, 2019). "Chabot's profile and rankings". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Alex Chabot climbs the new may be hardest route in Deverse". czechclimbing.com. August 16, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "Alex Chabot sale Abysse 9a". planetmountain.com. August 9, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "Alex Chabot and Ultimate Sacrifice: his first 8c+". freakclimbing.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
External links edit
- Alexandre Chabot at the World Games
