Brooke Raboutou
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 9, 2001 |
| Occupation | Rock Climber |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) (2011)[1] |
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| Updated on 7 July 2014 | |
Brooke Raboutou 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
Brooke, from Boulder, Colorado, was born in 2001. Her parents, Didier Raboutou and Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou, are former world champion rock climbers: Didier being a 3-time World Cup champion and Robyn, a 5-time US champion and 4-time World Cup Champion. Brooke's mother retired from competitive rock climbing in 1996 to focus on teaching climbing at ABC Climbing in Colorado. [4]
References
- ^ "Brooke Raboutou". Team ABC Boulder. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Brooke Raboutou Profile". Climbing.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Laren Cyphers (2 July 2014). "Brooke Raboutou and Alex Puccio Both Send Their First V13s". Rock & Ice. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Race on! Meet Brooke, 13, the world record breaking rock climber who lives life on the l-edge". Retrieved 4 February 2016.