Catherine Destivelle
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Main achievements |
Climbing :
- Called best female climber between 1985 and 1988.
- In 1986, first female 8a, 8a+.
Mountaineering :
- First female solo ascent, on the Bonatti pillar in the Drus in 4 hours.
- Opening of a new west side in the Drus in 11 days.
- Walker spur in the Grandes Jorasses in 3 days.
- Bonatti way on the north side of the Matterhorn in 4 hours.
Expeditions :
- Trango Towers.
- Reprise of the Loretan/Troillet way in Shishan Pangma with Erik Decamp.
- In the Elsworth massif, Antarctica, opening of a 1,700 m (5,100 ft) high virgin mountainside with Erik Decamp.
