Alizée Dufraisse
 Alizee Dufraisse in qualifying at the Boulderin Worldcup in Vienna, Austria, May 28, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 June 1987 Pessac, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Alizée Dufraisse | ||||||||||||||
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Alizée Dufraisse (born 13 June 1987 in Pessac, France) is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering, and also in outdoor sport climbing.
Climbing career
[edit]Rock climbing
[edit]Dufraisse has been climbing since the age of seven. In 2003, she first redpointed the sport climbing grade of 8a (5.13b).[1]
In January 2012, she climbed the sport climbing route, La Reina Mora 8c+/9a ,[2] which had been only climbed by Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Daniel Andrada, and Nicolas Favresse, and was considered to be close to a full 9a, which would have been the fourth-ever female ascent of a 9a in history).[3]
Competition climbing
[edit]In 2008, she was a gold medalist in the French competition climbing championship. In 2009, she won the bouldering competition at Rock Master.[4] In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Imst Austria.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Dufraisse is also interested in other sports, including the pole vault.[6]
She lives in Aix-en-Provence.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alizée Dufraisse" (in French). pyrenees-pireneus.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Alizée Dufraisse sends La Reina Mora 8c+/9a at Siurana". PlanetMountain. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "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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