Corinne Favre (born 15 December 1970) is a French professional
ski instructor
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, competitive
ski mountaineer
Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...
,"Ski Mountaineering 2006 - Full Results + World Ranking" , UIAA and champion
mountain runner
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.Profile of Corinne Favre , Tenforme.com
Biography
In November 2008 she and an accompanying
Sherpa Sherpa may refer to:
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* Sherpa people, an ethnic group in north eastern Nepal
* Sherpa language
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* Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
* ...
suffered a serious accident while descending from the
Pumori
Pumori ( ne, पुमोरी, ) (or Pumo Ri) is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa langua ...
mountain during an expedition in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
.''"Grave accident pour Corinne Favre sur le Pumori (Népal)"'' Kairn.com, November 5, 2008 (French) After convalescing, she returned to action in the ''Championnat de France Vertical Race'' in January 2009.''"Championnat de France Vertical Race"'' , skimountaineering.org, January 31, 2009 (French)
Selected results
Ski mountaineering
* 1998:
** 3rd, ''Trofeo Kima'' /ref>
* 1999:
** 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with
Gloriana Pellissier
Gloriana Pellissier (born 12 August 1976) is an Italian ski mountaineer and mountain runner.
Biography
Pellissier was born in Aosta. She started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Tour du Rutor race in 1996. She has been member ...
)
** 3rd, French national ranking
* 2001:
** 3rd, French national ranking
** 4th, European Championship (team race together with
Nathalie Bourillon
Nathalie Bourillon (born 28 May 1965) is a French ski mountaineer.
Selected results
* 2001:
** 4th, European Championship team race (together with Corinne Favre)
* 2002:
** 2nd, French Championship single
** 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with
Carole Toïgo
Carole Toïgo (born 4 August 1971) is a French ski mountaineer.
Selected results
* 2002:
** 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Corinne Favre)
** 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Corinne Favre)
** 3rd, French Championship single ...
)
** 2nd,
World Championship
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(team race)
** 4th, World Championship combined ranking
** 5th, World Championship single race
* 2003:
** 3rd, European Championship (team race together with
Véronique Lathuraz
Véronique Lathuraz (born 2 July 1968) is a French ski mountaineer.
Selected results
* 1997:
** 3rd, French national ranking
* 1998:
** 3rd, French national ranking
* 2001:
** 8th, European Championship team race (together with Anne Laure Fo ...
World Championship
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(combined ranking)
** 10th, World Championship single race
* 2006:
** 1st, ''Trofeo Kima''
** 3rd,
World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
team race (together with Carole Toïgo)
** 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Carole Toïgo, Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon)
** 5th, World Championship
vertical race
A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...
* 2007:
** 1st, ''Trofeo Kima''
** 2nd, European Championship team race (together with Véronique Lathuraz)
** 2nd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and
Laëtitia Roux
Laëtitia Roux (born 21 June 1985) is a French ski mountaineer.
Roux was born in Savines-le-Lac and started ski-mountaineering at the age of nine. In autumn of 2005, she joined the PACA section of the Fédération française de la montagne et ...
World Championship
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relay race (together with Nathalie Bourillon, Véronique Lathuraz and
Valentine Fabre
Valentine Fabre (born September 26, 1976) is a French ski mountaineer. She works as a military physician in the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment and is married to the ski mountaineer Laurent Fabre.
Selected results
* 2005:
** 2nd, French Cha ...
)
** 4th, World Championship team race (together with Nathalie Bourillon)
** 5th, World Championship vertical race
** 10th, World Championship combined ranking
* 2009:
** 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Laëtitia Roux)
* 2012:
** 4th, European Championship relay, together with
Émilie Favre
Émilie Favre (born 8 December 1992) is a French ski mountaineer.
Selected results
* 2011:
** 2nd, World Championship, relay, together with Laëtitia Roux and Sandrine Favre
** 8th, Pierra Menta, together with Sandrine Favre
* 2012:
** 4th, ...
and Laëtitia Roux
** 7th, European Championship vertical race
Pierra Menta
* 1997: 4th, together with Nathalie Bourillon
* 1998: 3rd, together with
Jana Heczková
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* 1999: 2nd, together with
Gloriana Pellissier
Gloriana Pellissier (born 12 August 1976) is an Italian ski mountaineer and mountain runner.
Biography
Pellissier was born in Aosta. She started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Tour du Rutor race in 1996. She has been member ...
* 2001: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
* 2003: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
* 2004: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
* 2005: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
* 2006: 4th, together with Carole Toïgo
* 2007: 2nd, together with Nathalie Bourillon
* 2008: 4th, together with Véronique Lathuraz
* 2009: 5th, together with Magali Jacquemoud
Patrouille des Glaciers
* 1998: 3rd, together with Danielle Hacquard and Véronique Lathuraz
* 2006: 2nd (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon)
* 2008: 2nd (together with Laëtitia Roux and Nathalie Bourillon)
Trofeo Mezzalama
* 2007: 2nd, together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon
* 2011: 4th, together with
Gabrielle Magnenat
Gabrielle Gachet, née Magnenat (born 17 February 1980), is a Swiss ski mountaineer.
Gachet was born in Vaulion. In 2011, she married Grégory Gachet. She started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first in the Nocturne Morgins race in th ...
and
Émilie Gex-Fabry
Émilie Gex-Fabry (born 21 May 1986) is a Swiss ski mountaineer.
Gex-Fabry was born in Vevey. She started ski mountaineering in 1991, and competed first in the 2000 Trophée des Gastlosen event. She has been member of the Swiss team since 2003, ...
Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon (SkyMarathon 4th July Footpath) is a skyrunning event created in 1994 at Santicolo di Corteno Golgi by Giacomo Salvadori. Its main claim is "a real stairway to the sky".
History
Three times trial world championship (2 ...
in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. In 2005, she won the
Pikes Peak Marathon
The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon is a trail running competition that begins at the base of Pikes Peak, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and climbs over 7,815 feet (2382 m) to the top of the 14,115 foot (4302 m) peak. Since 1956, the event takes pl ...
at her first attempt,"Pikes Peak results for ‘Corinne Favre’" Skyrunner.com and also won the
Buff Skyrunner World Series
The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of skyrunning (high altitude long-distance running, endurance races) and the official International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) race circuit for mountain running. Each year the Sky ...
the same year after winning five of the six races in which she competed."General Classification 2005" , Buff Skyrunner website She had previously finished second in 2003 despite winning three races, more than any other
competitor
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,"2003 Results" , Buff Skyrunner website and seventh overall in 2004 after placing first and second in the only two races in which she took part. , Buff Skyrunner website She won her second Skyrunner Series title in 2008,"Kilian Jornet and Corinne Favre winners of World Series 2008" , Buff Skyrunner website, September 23, 2008 and is also a three-time winner of the race from
Base Camp
Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, an ...
to
Lukla
Lukla ( ne, लुक्ला ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. Situated at , it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Eve ...
on
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow heig ...
."Canadian Mt. Everest 2005; Along a trail as wide as a footstep" EverestNews.com, April 7, 2005