Jean-Baptiste Tribout

Jean-Baptiste Tribout
Personal information
Nationality French
Born (1961-12-14) December 14, 1961
Paris
Height 1.73 m
Weight 63 kg
Retired from competitions 1998
Climbing career
Highest grade

Jean-Baptiste Tribout, better known as J.B. Tribout (born 14 December 1961) is a French rock climber and sport climber.

The East Face of Monkey Face at Smith Rock containing Just do it, 8c+ / 5.14c, established by Tribout in 1992 and at the time considered the hardest route in the USA.[1]

He started climbing aged seven in Fontainebleau, France with his grandfather, a mountaineer, and also joined the youth section of the French Alpine Club. There he met other young climbers such as Catherine Destivelle. In 1982, he climbed his first 8a, Fritz the Cat, at Saussois and in 1985 climbed his first 8b, Les braves gens, in the Verdon Gorge. Between 1986 and 1998 he participated in international competitions, finishing third twice and fourth twice in the final standings of the World Cup. In 2008, aged 47, twelve years after he had last climbed an 8c graded climb, he climbed two 8c routes.

Competition Record

World Cup

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
4 ? 4 3 16 3 6 19

World Championship

1991 1993 1995 1997
35 32 - 4

European Championship

1992 1996
17 16

Rock Master

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
3 ? 2 2 ? 9

Notable Ascents

8c+/5.14c

8c/5.14b

8b+/5.14a

References

  1. "Siegrist Completes Just Do It (5.14c) at Smith". climbing.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. "8a.nu - Article". 8a.nu. 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  3. "Sharma and Tribout Kalymnos Odyssey". planetmountain.com. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

External links

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