Alizée Dufraisse Explained
Birth Date: | 13 June 1987 |
Birth Place: | Pessac, France |
Height: | 164 cm |
Weight: | 46 kg |
Updated: | 10 May 2013 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Alizée Dufraisse (born 13 June 1987 in Pessac, France) is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering, and also in outdoor sport climbing.
Climbing career
Rock climbing
Dufraisse has been climbing since the age of seven. In 2003, she first redpointed the sport climbing grade of .[1]
In January 2012, she climbed the sport climbing route, La Reina Mora,[2] which had been only climbed by Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Daniel Andrada, and Nicolas Favresse, and was considered to be close to a full 9a, which would have been the fourth-ever female ascent of a 9a in history).[3]
Competition climbing
In 2008, she was a gold medalist in the French competition climbing championship. In 2009, she won the bouldering competition at Rock Master.[4] In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Imst Austria.[5]
Personal life
Dufraisse is also interested in other sports, including the pole vault.[6]
She lives in Aix-en-Provence.
Notes and References
- Web site: Alizée Dufraisse . pyrenees-pireneus.com . 10 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121051033/http://www.pyrenees-pireneus.com/competitions_CompetiteursPyrenees-AlizeeDufraisse.htm . 21 January 2012 . French.
- Web site: PlanetMountain . Alizée Dufraisse sends La Reina Mora 8c+/9a at Siurana . 24 January 2012 . 28 June 2022.
- Web site: 9a for Alizee Dufraisse . Rock and Ice . 10 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127074155/http://rockandice.com/news/1779-9a-for-alizee-dufraisse . 27 January 2012 .
- Web site: Rock Master 2009: Czech Libor Hroza wins speed . 6 September 2009 . 10 May 2013 . czechclimbing.com .
- Web site: 3ème journée de Championnat d’Europe, 1ère médaille pour la France . 10 May 2013 . ffme.fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107030719/http://www.ffme.fr/escalade/ARTICLE.php?id=3783 . 7 January 2011 . French.
- Web site: Alizée Dufraisse, toujours haut perchée . Fred Guston . 22 December 2010 . 10 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231061004/http://www.sportiva-infos.com/alizee-dufraisse--toujours-haut-perchee/ . 31 December 2010 . French.