Patrick Berhault Explained

Patrick Berhault
Birth Date:19 July 1957
Birth Place:Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Death Place:Dom (Mischabel), Switzerland
Majorascents:
  • La grande traversée des Alpes, 167 days crossing the Alps from East to West (22 summits and major routes), Aug. 2000 to Feb. 2001
  • Award-winning 16 rock and ice link-up (2003 with Philippe Magnin) in Mont Blanc
  • 82 days for 82 4000m summits (2004 with Philippe Magnin) in Alps

Patrick Berhault (19 July 1957  - 28 April 2004) was a French professional rock climber and mountaineer, who specialized in sport climbing and alpine climbing. He died climbing the Dom ridge, Switzerland, during his attempt to do an enchainment of all 82 Alpine 4,000-metere summits in 82 days.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Patrick Berhault is best known for popularizing sport climbing in France with his friend rock climber legend Patrick Edlinger in the late 70s and in the 80s. He also practiced free solo climbing and was one of the pioneer alpinists who developed light and fast mountaineering in the nineties.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berhault est tombé. 2004-04-30. Libération.
  2. Web site: Patrick Berhault dies in the Alps. April 2004. UKC.
  3. Web site: Berhault Killed in the Alps. April 2004. Climbing.
  4. Web site: Patrick Berhault and Philippe Magnin - Marathon. 2004-04-29. Mountain.ru.