Alexandre Chabot (born December 27, 1981) is a French professional

rock climber Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically an ...

, specialising in

lead climbing Lead climbing is a climbing style, predominantly used in rock climbing. In a roped party one climber has to take the lead while the other climbers follow. The ''lead climber'' wears a harness attached to a climbing rope, which in turn is connected ...

. He won three consecutive Lead Climbing World Cups and three consecutive Rock Masters. In France, he was awarded seven times the national Lead Climbing Champion title.

Biographic notes

He discovered climbing when he was six years old, during a vacation with his parents at Col des Grand Montets, near

Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...

. When he was 13 he joined a local climbing club. In 1997 (age 16) he redpointed his first 8a route, ''Rêve de Papillon'' ( Buoux, France). In 2000 (age 18) he won his first World Cup medal.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Climbing World Championships

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead

Notable ascents

Redpointed routes

: :* ''PuntX'' - Gorges du Loup ( FRA) - August 12, 2007 - First ascent :* ''Abysse'' - Gorges du Loup ( FRA) - July 28, 2006 - First ascent :* ''Kinematix'' - Gorges du Loup ( FRA) - September 5, 2003 : :* ''Trip-Tik To-Nik'' - Gorges du Loup ( FRA) :* ''Reaccion indirecta'' -

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

:* ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' - Gorges du Loup ( FRA) - August 25, 2003

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chabot, Alexandre French rock climbers 1981 births Living people Competitors at the 2005 World Games World Games silver medalists Sportspeople from Reims IFSC Climbing World Championships medalists IFSC Climbing World Cup overall medalists