Alizée Dufraisse
Alizee Dufraisse in qualifying at the Boulderin Worldcup in Vienna, Austria, May 28, 2010
Personal information
Born (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987
Pessac, France
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
WebsiteAlizée Dufraisse
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  France
IFSC European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Imst/InnsbruckLead
Updated on 10 May 2013.

Alizée Dufraisse (born 13 June 1987 in Pessac, France) is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering, and also in outdoor sport climbing.

Climbing career

Rock climbing

Dufraisse has been climbing since the age of seven. In 2003, she first redpointed the sport climbing grade of 8a (5.13b).[1]

In January 2012, she climbed the sport climbing route, La Reina Mora 8c+/9a ,[2] which had been only climbed by Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Daniel Andrada, and Nicolas Favresse, and was considered to be close to a full 9a, which would have been the fourth-ever female ascent of a 9a in history).[3]

Competition climbing

In 2008, she was a gold medalist in the French competition climbing championship. In 2009, she won the bouldering competition at Rock Master.[4] In 2010, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Imst Austria.[5]

Personal life

Dufraisse is also interested in other sports, including the pole vault.[6]

She lives in Aix-en-Provence.

References

  1. ↑ "Alizée Dufraisse" (in French). pyrenees-pireneus.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Alizée Dufraisse sends La Reina Mora 8c+/9a at Siurana". PlanetMountain. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "9a for Alizee Dufraisse". Rock and Ice. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rock Master 2009: Czech Libor Hroza wins speed". czechclimbing.com. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "3ème journée de Championnat d'Europe, 1ère médaille pour la France" (in French). ffme.fr. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Fred Guston (22 December 2010). "Alizée Dufraisse, toujours haut perchée" (in French). Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2013.


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