Alexandre Chabot

Alexandre Chabot
	Chabot climbing PuntX (9a) at Gorges du Loup (France)
Personal information
Born	December 27, 1981 (age 42); Reims, France
Occupation	Professional rock climber
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber	Lead climbing
Highest grade	Redpoint: 9a (5.14d); On-sight: 8b+ (5.14a); ;
Known for	Winning three Lead Climbing World Cups
Retired	2007
Medal record
World Cup
World Championships
European Championships
	Updated on January 12, 2021

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.

Biographic notes

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

Climbing World Cup

Discipline	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Lead	23	2	1	1	1	2	5

^[2]

Climbing World Championships

Discipline	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007
Lead	6	4	5	3	16

^[3]

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead

Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

^[3]

Notable ascents

Redpointed routes

9a (5.14d):

PuntX - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - August 12, 2007 - First ascent^[4]
Abysse - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - July 28, 2006 - First ascent^[5]
Kinematix - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - September 5, 2003

8c+ (5.14c):

Trip-Tik To-Nik - Gorges du Loup (FRA)
Reaccion indirecta - Argentina
Ultimate Sacrifice - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - August 25, 2003^[6]

References

^ "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

Alexandre Chabot at the World Games

[1] "Coppa del Mondo difficoltà, 2ª prova, Lecco - risultati". planetmountain.com. September 25, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[IFSC_Worldcups-2] IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[IFSC_profile-3] IFSC, ed. (April 30, 2019). "Chabot's profile and rankings". Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[4] "Alex Chabot climbs the new may be hardest route in Deverse". czechclimbing.com. August 16, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[5] "Alex Chabot sale Abysse 9a". planetmountain.com. August 9, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[6] "Alex Chabot and Ultimate Sacrifice: his first 8c+". freakclimbing.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

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