Jean Pellissier (30 July 1972 – 27 October 2023) was an Italian

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 ...

mountain runner Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...

, and

sky runner Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running up to or exceeding where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons and ...

Career

Pellissier started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in the

Mezzalama Trophy The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

race in the same year. He has been member of the national team since 2002. Since finishing his professional career he ran a mountain equipment store in

Martigny Martigny (; german: Martinach, ; la, Octodurum) is the capital city of the district of Martigny, canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies at an elevation of , and its population is approximately 15000 inhabitants (''Martignerains'' or "Octodurie ...

Death

Jean Pellissier died on 27 October 2023, at the age of 51.

Selected results

* 2003: ** 1st,

Sellaronda The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group in Northern Italy. The Sella massif lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Bellu ...

Skimarathon (together with Luca Negroni)''Sellaronda Skimarathon''
** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with Luca Negroni)''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"''
/ref> ** 9th, European Championship team race (together with

Carlo Battel Carlo Battel (born 6 May 1972) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Battel was born in Bolzano Novarese. He started ski mountaineering in 1993 and competed first in the Trofeo Cemin race in the same year. He was member of the national team after 2002 ...

) * 2004: ** 2nd,

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 Carlo Battel) ** 4th, 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 ...

** 5th, World Championship combination ranking ** 10th, World Championship single race * 2005: ** 5th, European Championship team race (together with Carlo Battel) * 2006: ** 6th,

team race (together with Carlo Battel) * 2007: ** 3rd, European Championship team race (together with

Guido Giacomelli Guido Giacomelli (born September 5, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Giacomelli was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Pierra Menta race in 1998. He has been member of the national team since 20 ...

)

Pierra Menta

* 2000: 7th, together with

Vincent Meilleur Vincent Meilleur (born 6 May 1974) is a French ski mountaineer. He was born in Moûtier.''Vincent Meilleur'' i''Le ski-alpinisme'' Selected results * 1998: ** 2nd, European Cup ** 2nd, ''Grand Béal'' race ** 3rd, French Championship * 1999: ...

* 2002: 7th, together with

Olivier Nägele Olivier Nägele (born 17 March 1972) is a Liechtensteiner ski mountaineer. Nägele started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed first Mountain Attack race in 2000. Because Liechtenstein has no national ski mountaineering team, he mostly takes p ...

* 2005: 3rd, together with Guido Giacomelli * 2007: 7th, together with

Martin Riz Martin Riz (born September 16, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2004: ** 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with Carlo Battel, Graziano Boscacci and Guido Giacomelli) * 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2 ...

* 2012: 9th, together with

Tony Sbalbi Tony Sbalbi AKA "Tony the tiger" (born 4 September 1969) is a French ski mountaineer and non-commissioned officer of the ''chasseurs alpins'' corps. Sbalbi was born in Aix-en-Provence. He attended the ''Lycée Jean Raynouard'' in Brignoles. At th ...

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 1999: 6th, together with

Giuseppe Ouvrier Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giuse ...

and

Ettore Champrétavy Ettore is a given name, the Italian version of Hector. People *Ettore Arrigoni degli Oddi (1867–1942), Italian naturalist *Ettore Bassi (born 1970), Italian actor and television presenter * Ettore Bastianini (1922–1967), Italian opera singer *E ...

* 2001: 2nd, together with

Fabio Meraldi Fabio Meraldi (born 5 August 1965) is an Italian ski mountaineer, mountain guide and mountain runner. Meraldi was born in Valtellina. He passed the mountain guide training at the age of 20, and participated in various mountain tours, sky running a ...

and

Stéphane Brosse Stéphane Brosse (20 October 197117 June 2012) was a French ski mountaineer. Biography Brosse was born in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie.''Stéphane Brosse'' i''Le ski-alpinisme''/ref> He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed the fir ...

* 2003: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse and

Pierre Gignoux Pierre Gignoux (born May 19, 1967) is a French ski mountaineer. Gignoux was born in Grenoble and competed first in the Trans Mont Blanc race in 1994. Since 1995 he has been member of the French national team. Together with Stéphane Brosse he ...

* 2005: 3rd, together with

Manfred Reichegger Manfred Reichegger (6 January 1977) is an Italian ski mountaineer, sky runner and mountain runner. Biography Reichegger was born in Bruneck. He competed first in ski mountaineering in 1999 and has been member of the national team since 2002. He al ...

and

Dennis Brunod Dennis Brunod (born 16 June 1978 in Aosta) is an Italian ski mountaineer, mountain and skyrunner. Life Born in Aosta but living in Châtillon, Brunod added ski mountaineering to his favorite sports in 2000, when he first competed in the Moun ...

* 2007: 1st, together with Guido Giacomelli and

Florent Troillet Florent Troillet (born 7 June 1981) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Troillet was born in Lourtier. He competed first in 1995. He has been member of the national team since 1996 and member of the Dynafit team since 2003. In 2007, in a team with Sim ...

* 2009: 2nd, together with

Damiano Lenzi Damiano Lenzi (born 14 August 1987, Domodossola, VB, Piedmont, Italy) is an Italian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier, Italian Army member, Mountain Warfare Troops ("Alpini"). Selected results * 2009: ** 1st, European Championship relay ...

and

Daniele Pedrini Daniele Pedrini (born October 29, 1976) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Pedrini was born in Bormio. He is member of the ''Sci Club Alta Valtellina''. Selected results * 2006: ** 2nd, ''Trofeo Parravicini'' (together with Guido Giacomelli) ** 3r ...

* 2011: 7th, together with Guido Giacomelli and

Lorenzo Holzknecht Lorenzo Holzknecht (born 12 December 1984) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Holzknecht was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 2001 and competed first in the same year. He became a member of the national team in 2002. Selected resu ...

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2000: 8th (and 3rd in "seniors II" ranking),

Patrouille des Glaciers The Patrouille des Glaciers (PDG) is a ski mountaineering race organised every two years by the Swiss Armed Forces, in which military and civilian teams compete. It takes place once every two years at the end of April, in the south part of the can ...

, together with Giuseppe Ouvrier and Ettore Champrétavy''2000 Patrouille des Glaciers''
p. 17. * 2004: 1st and course record, together with

Patrick Blanc Patrick Blanc (born June 3, 1953, Paris) is a French botanist who works at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, where he specializes in plants from tropical forests. He is the modern innovator of the green wall, specifically, ...

and Stéphane Brosse

External links

Jean Pellissier
at ''skimountaineering.org''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pellissier, Jean 1972 births 2023 deaths Italian male ski mountaineers Sportspeople from Aosta Italian female mountain runners Italian sky runners