Jean-Baptiste Tribout

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Jean-Baptiste Tribout
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1961-12-14) December 14, 1961 (age 63)
Paris
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade 8c+  (5.14c)
Retired1998
Medal record
IFSC Climbing World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1992Lead
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994Lead

Jean-Baptiste Tribout, or J.B. Tribout (born 14 December 1961) is a French rock climber and competition climber.

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Climbing history

Tribout started climbing at age 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  (5.13b)-graded sport climbing route, Fritz the Cat, at Saussois, and in 1985 climbed his first 8b  (5.13d)-graded route, Les braves gens, in the Verdon Gorge.

Between 1986 and 1998, he participated in international competition climbing events, 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  (5.14b)-graded climb, he climbed two 8c routes.

Competition Record

World Cup

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
4 ?43163619

World Championship

1991 1993 1995 1997
3532-4

European Championship

1992 1996
1716

Rock Master

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
3 ?22 ?9

Notable Ascents

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. Monkey Face - Smith Rock, Oregon.jpg
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.

This ascent is the subject of controversy as Tribout sent it after American climber Alan Watts had bolted it. Climber Tommy Caldwell later recounted this controversy in his book, The Push. Furthermore, Tribout’s use of a chisel to create better holds inflamed local climbing ethics at the time and to this day. [2]

8c+/5.14c

8c/5.14b

8b+/5.14a

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Siegrist Completes Just Do It (5.14c) at Smith". climbing.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Caldwell, Tommy (2017). The Push. Penguin. ISBN   9780399562309.{{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  3. ↑ "8a.nu - Article". 8a.nu. 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sharma and Tribout Kalymnos Odyssey". planetmountain.com. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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