Brooke Raboutou

Brooke Raboutou
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (2001-04-09) April 9, 2001
Occupation Rock climber
Height 4 ft 5 in (135 cm) (2011)[1]
Climbing career
Highest grade
Updated on July 7, 2014.

Brooke Raboutou (born April 9, 2001) is a rock climber. She is the youngest person to climb 5.14b (8c).[2] In July 2014, she climbed her first V13 (8B) boulder problem.[3]

Biography

In 2001, Raboutou was born as Brooke Raboutou. from Boulder, Colorado. Raboutou's parents, Didier Raboutou and Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou, are former world champion rock climbers. Didier is a three-time World Cup champion, and Robyn is a five-time US champion and four-time World Cup Champion. Raboutou's mother retired from competitive rock climbing in 1996 to focus on teaching climbing at ABC Climbing in Colorado.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Brooke Raboutou". Team ABC Boulder. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brooke Raboutou Profile". Climbing.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Laren Cyphers (July 2, 2014). "Brooke Raboutou and Alex Puccio Both Send Their First V13s". Rock & Ice. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Race on! Meet Brooke, 13, the world record breaking rock climber who lives life on the l-edge". Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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