Liv Sansoz Explained

Liv Sansoz
Nationality:French
Birth Date:12 February 1977
Birth Place:Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Occupation:Professional rock climber
Height:162 cm
Weight:45 kg
Knownfor:Three times World Cup winner and twice World Champion in Lead climbing
Retired:2003
Updated:April 30, 2019

Liv Sansoz (born 12 February 1977) is a French professional rock climber, ice climber, and base jumper. She is known for being three times World Cup winner and twice World Champion in Lead climbing. She had a year off after a fall but returned and climbed every Alp over 4,000 metres.

Climbing career

Sansoz was born in Bourg-Saint-Maurice in 1977 and grew up in the alps where she discovered climbing. Her parents built her a climbing wall and by 16 she was in the French National team.[1]

She has twice been the world champion and she has won the World Cup three times. She lost her confidence for a year after she cracked a vertebra in her neck after a 10-metre fall. This ended her competitive career but she regained her confidence to climb.[2]

In 2017 she set out to climb every Alpine summit over 4,000 metres in a year.[3] By July she was suffering from sleep deprivation but she had climbed 48 peaks combining the descent with skiing and paragliding when it was possible. Sometimes she was waking at three in the morning and then climbing for over 12 hours in a day.[4]

Rankings

See also: Best IFSC results.

Climbing World Championships

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead

SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 1 2 3
1996 2 1 3
1997 2 2 4
1998 2 1 3
1999 2 1 3
2000 3 1 1 5
Total 11 7 5 23

Notable climbs

Onsighted

Big wall

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beth Rodden - Liv Sansoz interview. metoliusclimbing.com. 2018-07-15.
  2. Web site: FT Masterclass: climbing with Liv Sansoz. Financial Times. en-GB. 2018-07-15.
  3. News: FRI NIGHT VID: Liv Sansoz - Along the Way. 2018-07-15. en.
  4. Web site: Liv Sansoz to the conquest of the Alps.. niviuk.com. 2018-07-15.
  5. Web site: 'Hasta la vista' per Liv, 8c/c+ a Mt. Charleston. planetmountain.com. Björn Pohl. 29 August 2000. 22 December 2011.
  6. Web site: Sansoz, Legrand and Hirayama in America. planetmountain.com. 14 April 2001. 22 December 2011.
  7. Web site: White Wedding. petzlteam.com. 6 May 2008. 22 December 2011.
  8. Web site: Super Cirill - Ticino - Switzerland. petzlteam.com. 16 June 2010. 22 December 2011.
  9. Web site: The Nose. petzlteam.com. 30 October 2008. 22 December 2011.