Alexandre Chabot

Alexandre Chabot (born December 27, 1981) is a French professional rock climber, specialising in lead climbing. 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.

Alexandre Chabot

Chabot climbing PuntX (9a) at Gorges du Loup (France)
Personal information
Born	(1981-12-27) December 27, 1981 (age 43) Reims, France
Occupation	Professional rock climber
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber	Lead climbing
Highest grade	Redpoint: 9a (5.14d) On-sight: 8b+ (5.14a)
Known for	Winning three Lead Climbing World Cups
Retired	2007
Medal record World Cup 2000 Lead Winner 2001 Lead Winner 2002 Lead Winner 2003 Lead 2004 Lead World Championships 2005 Lead European Championships Winner 2000 Lead Winner 2002 Lead 2004 Lead
Updated on January 12, 2021

Biographic notes

He discovered climbing when he was six years old, during a vacation with his parents at Col des Grand Montets, near Chamonix. 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.^[1]

Rankings

See also: Best IFSC results

Climbing World Cup

Discipline	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Lead	23	2	1	1	1	2	5

^[2]

Climbing World Championships

Discipline	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007
Lead	6	4	5	3	16

^[3]

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead

Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2000	1	2		3
2001	3		1	4
2002	6	1		7
2003	5	2		7
2004	4		1	5
2005	2		1	3
Total	21	5	3	29

^[3]

Notable ascents

Redpointed routes

9a (5.14d):

• PuntX - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - August 12, 2007 - First ascent^[4]
• Abysse - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - July 28, 2006 - First ascent^[5]
• Kinematix - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - September 5, 2003

8c+ (5.14c):

• Trip-Tik To-Nik - Gorges du Loup (FRA)
• Reaccion indirecta - Argentina
• Ultimate Sacrifice - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - August 25, 2003^[6]

See also

• List of grade milestones in rock climbing
• History of rock climbing
• Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals