Alizée Dufraisse
Personal information | |
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Born | Pessac, France | June 13, 1987
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
Website | alizeedufraisse |
Climbing career | |
Type of climber | Lead climbing, Bouldering |
Highest grade | |
Updated on 10 May 2013. |
Alizée Dufraisse (born 13 June 1987 in Pessac, France) is a French professional rock climber. She lives in Aix-en-Provence. She has been climbing since the age of seven. In 2003, she first climbed the grade of 8a (5.13b).[1]
She became the fourth woman to have climbed a route graded 9a (5.14d) or higher when she climbed La Reina Mora in January 2012. La Reina Mora has been only climbed by three other climbers Ramón Julián Puigblanque, , and .[2]
In 2008, she was a gold medalist in the French championship. In 2009, she won the bouldering competition at Rock Master.[3] In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Imst Austria.[4]
She is also interested in other sports, including the pole vault.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Alizée Dufraisse" (in French). pyrenees-pireneus.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "9a for Alizee Dufraisse". Rock and Ice. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Rock Master 2009: Czech Libor Hroza wins speed". czechclimbing.com. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "3ème journée de Championnat d'Europe, 1ère médaille pour la France" (in French). ffme.fr. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ Fred Guston (22 December 2010). "Alizée Dufraisse, toujours haut perchée" (in French). Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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- 1987 births
- French female mountain climbers
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