Alexandre Chabot

Alexandre Chabot
	Chabot climbing PuntX (9a) at Gorges du Loup (France)
Personal information
Born	(1981-12-27) 27 December 1981; 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); Onsight/Flash: 8b+ (5.14a);
Retired from competition	2007
Known for	Winning three Lead Climbing World Cups
Medal record
World Cup
World Championships
European Championships
	Updated on 12 January 2021

Alexandre Chabot (born 27 December 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

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Climbing World Championships

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

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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

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Notable ascents

Redpointed routes

9a (5.14d):

PuntX - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - 12 August 2007 - First ascent⁴
Abysse - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - 28 July 2006 - First ascent⁵
Kinematix - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - 5 September 2003

8c+ (5.14c):

Trip-Tik To-Nik - Gorges du Loup (FRA)
Reaccion indirecta - Argentina
Ultimate Sacrifice - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - 25 August 2003⁶

References

"Coppa del Mondo difficoltà, 2ª prova, Lecco - risultati". planetmountain.com. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
IFSC, ed. (20 July 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
IFSC, ed. (30 April 2019). "Chabot's profile and rankings". Retrieved 30 April 2019.
"Alex Chabot climbs the new may be hardest route in Deverse". czechclimbing.com. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
"Alex Chabot sale Abysse 9a". planetmountain.com. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
"Alex Chabot and Ultimate Sacrifice: his first 8c+". freakclimbing.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

External links

Alexandre Chabot at World Climbing (archive)
Alexandre Chabot at the World Games
Alexandre Chabot at InterSportStats
Official website (in French)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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