Ines Papert

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Ines Papert
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Personal information
Born Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
Occupation(s)Professional ice climber, author
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Climbing career
Type of climberIce and mixed climbing, rock and alpine climbing
Updated on 17 January 2017

Ines Papert (born 5 April 1974) is a German alpine climber, and a world champion ice and mixed climber best known for her competition ice climbing awards and difficult alpine ascents. She has made a number of first ascents and has broken difficulty grade milestones for female climbers.

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Early life

Ines Papert grew up in the northern Saxon town of Bad Düben, Germany. She comes from a musical family and plays piano and saxophone. After completing her education as a physiotherapist, Papert left her home in Saxony, Germany in 1993 and moved to Berchtesgaden, Bavaria in the Alps. It was only there that she discovered her interest in the mountains. She began to learn about hiking, biking, and skiing before moving on to mountain climbing. [1] Her first major mountain climb was in 1996 on Watzmann (2713m), which is the highest peak which is entirely within Germany.

Climbing career

In 2006, she won the overall Ice Climbing World Cup, and over the years she won the world cup three more times. [2] On 13 November 2013 she made the first ascent of Likhu Chuli (6719m) in Nepal and reached the summit by herself. [3] Ines was the first woman to climb the mixed climbing grade of M11. [4]

Significant Climbs

Competitions

She has won more than 20 World Cup ice-climbing events. [8]

yearplacement
20002nd place in the World Cup in Saas Fee
20011st place in the overall World Cup
20022. Place in the overall World Cup
1st place at the World Championship in Pitztal in the disciplines "Difficulty" and "Speed"
20031st place in the overall World Cup
20041st place at the World Championships (Difficulty)
2nd place overall at the Ouray Ice Festival (and 1st place women's) finish
20052nd place at the World Championships (Difficulty) and 1st place at bouldering
1st place at the European Championships
1st place at the Ouray Ice Festival [9]
20061st place in the overall World Cup [10]
1st place at Ouray speed climbing competition [10]
20082nd place overall at the Ouray Ice Festival (and 1st place women's) finish
20132nd place overall at Ouray Elite Mixed Climbing Competition (and 1st place women's) [9]
1st place at Ouray Speed Climbing Competition

Personal

She now lives in Bayerisch Gmain. On 22 August 2000, she became a mother to her son Emanuel.

Bibliography

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