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Catherine Destivelle

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French rock climber and mountaineer

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Catherine Destivelle is a French rock climber and mountaineer who is considered one of the greatest and most important climbers in the history of the sport. 13c) route with Choucas in 1988.

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Photos 1

Filmography 20

Beyond the Summits2009
Rock Queen1998
Jeff Lowe's Metanoia2014
Les Amants des Drus2007
Séo!1987
Faszination Bergfilm - Himmelhoch und Abgrundtief2008
Grimpeur Étoile1989
Lulu, Climbing Route Opener2023
Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes2015
The Future of Climbing2025
Ballade à Devil's Tower1992
È Pericoloso Sporgersi1985
Edlinger, la liberté au bout des doigts2023
Explore Mont Blanc2016
Aventure à Bleau1980
Verdon - The Show Must Go On2021
11 Days in the Drus1991
En Solo : L'ivresse des sommets2022
Eiger1992
Great Britain, Journey To The Sources of Mountaineering2025

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Television 3

Sacrée soirée1987
Bergwelten2012
Expedition Earth1990

Awards 4

2020Piolet d'Or
2008Albert Mountain Award
2007Knight of the Legion of Honour
1993Knight of the National Order of Merit

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Catherine Destivelle is a French rock climber and mountaineer who is considered one of the greatest and most important climbers in the history of the sport. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s for sport climbing by winning the first major female climbing competitions, and by being the first woman to redpoint a 7c+/8a sport climbing route with Fleur de Rocaille in 1985, and an 8a+ (5.13c) route with Choucas in 1988. During this period, she was considered the strongest female sport climber in the world along with Lynn Hill; however, in 1990 she retired to focus on alpine climbing.

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Born 1960 · age 66
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