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| Born | 15 December 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski mountaineering Skyrunning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 2 Skyrunning World Cup
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Corinne Favre (born 15 December 1970) is a French professional ski instructor, competitive ski mountaineer, [1] and champion mountain runner. [2]
In November 2008 she and an accompanying Sherpa suffered a serious accident while descending from the Pumori mountain during an expedition in Nepal. [3] After convalescing, she returned to action in the Championnat de France Vertical Race in January 2009. [4]
Favre won the Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. In 2005, she won the Pikes Peak Marathon at her first attempt, [10] and also won the Buff Skyrunner World Series the same year after winning five of the six races in which she competed. [11] She had previously finished second in 2003 despite winning three races, more than any other competitor, [12] and seventh overall in 2004 after placing first and second in the only two races in which she took part. [13] She won her second Skyrunner Series title in 2008, [14] and is also a three-time winner of the race from Base Camp to Lukla on Mount Everest. [15]
