Isabelle Patissier (born March 1, 1967) is a French world champion rock climber and more recently a rally driver. She is known for winning two Lead Climbing World Cups (1990, 1991) and for being the first-ever woman in history to climb an 8b (5.13d) route
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 1, 1967 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Sport climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | First woman to climb 8b (5.13d) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Climbing career edit
Patissier started climbing at age 5 or 6 with her parents. At 14 she practised mountaineering in Chamonix and also slalom and downhill skiing. In 1986 at the age of 19, she won the first French official climbing competition, taking place in the sportshall in Vaulx-en-Velin only steps from her highschool, climbing barefoot. After this she devoted herself full-time to climbing and in 1988 became both the first woman to climb an 8b (Sortilèges at Cimaï)[1] and French champion. She subsequently won this title a further 3 times.
Personal life edit
Between 1993 and 1996 she was married to Nicolas Hulot a TV presenter and writer. In 1995 she retired from climbing. In 2000, she made her motorsport debut in the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles and in 2002 competed in her first Paris-Dakar rally.[2] She later married her copilot/mechanic Thierry Delli-Zotti.
Notable climbs edit
8b (5.13d)
- Les sucettes à l'anis - Cimaï (FRA) - 1989
- Sortilèges - Cimaï (FRA) - 1988 - First-ever woman in history to redpoint an 8b (5.13d)[3]
8a (5.13b)
- Échographie - Gorges du Verdon (FRA) - 1988
7c (5.12d)
- Katapult - Frankenjura (GER) - 1985
Rankings edit
Lead Climbing World Cups edit
| 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Lead Climbing World Championships edit
| 1991 | 1993 |
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| 2 | 3 |
Lead Climbing European Championships edit
| 1992 |
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| 2 |
Lead Climbing Rock Master edit
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
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| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Number of medals in Lead climbing World Cups edit
| Seasons | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
Rally results edit
- 2000 - 3Com Star Challenge - 2nd
- 2000 - Trophy des Gazelles - 3rd
- 2004 - 1st woman world champion (Production category), with Team Nissan Dessoude
- 2004 - Oman Desert Express - Winner
- 2004 - Rally of Tunisia - 9th
- 2006 - Rally of Tunisia - 7th
- 2007 - Rally of Tunisia - 4th
- Dakar Rally - competed 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 (3rd in 2WD, 16th in overall ranking) and 2012[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Maurizio Oviglia (23 December 2012). "The evolution of free climbing". planetmountain.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ a b Dakar.com. "Fiche pilote Isabelle PATISSIER" Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ Oviglia, Maurizio (23 December 2012). "The evolution of free climbing". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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