Liv Sansoz (born 12 February 1977) is a French professional rock climber, ice climber, and base jumper. She is known for being three times World Cup winner and twice World Champion in Lead climbing. She had a year off after a fall but returned and climbed every Alp over 4,000 metres.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | February 12, 1977 Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
| Occupation | Professional rock climber |
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) |
| Website | livsansoz |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | |
| Highest grade | |
| Known for | Three times World Cup winner and twice World Champion in Lead climbing |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Updated on April 30, 2019 | |
Climbing career
editSansoz was born in Bourg-Saint-Maurice in 1977 and grew up in the alps where she discovered climbing. Her parents built her a climbing wall and by 16 she was in the French National team.[1]
She has twice been the world champion and she has won the World Cup three times. She lost her confidence for a year after she cracked a vertebra in her neck after a 10-metre fall. This ended her competitive career but she regained her confidence to climb.[2]
In 2017 she set out to climb every Alpine summit over 4,000 metres in a year.[3] By July she was suffering from sleep deprivation but she had climbed 48 peaks combining the descent with skiing and paragliding when it was possible. Sometimes she was waking at three in the morning and then climbing for over 12 hours in a day.[4]
Rankings
edit| Discipline | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 36 |
| Discipline | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
edit| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
Notable climbs
edit8c+ (5.14c):
- Hasta La Vista - Mount Charleston (USA) - 1 August 2000 - Second female ascent of an 8c+ route[7]
8b+ (5.14a):
- Route of all evil - Virgin River Gorge (USA) - 8 April 2001[8]
- Soul of train - Mount Charleston (USA) - 20 August 2000
8b (5.13d):
7c (5.12d):
- Berlin - Céüse (FRA)
- War Lords - Mount Charleston (USA) - 1 August 2000
- Le Danti - Calanques (FRA)
Big wall
edit- Super Cirill - Ticino (SUI) - 2010[10]
- The Nose - El Capitan (USA) - 2008[11]
References
edit- ^ "Beth Rodden - Liv Sansoz interview". metoliusclimbing.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "FT Masterclass: climbing with Liv Sansoz". Financial Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "FRI NIGHT VID: Liv Sansoz - Along the Way". Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Liv Sansoz to the conquest of the Alps". niviuk.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ IFSC, ed. (20 July 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b IFSC, ed. (20 July 2017). "Sansoz's profile and rankings". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Björn Pohl (29 August 2000). "'Hasta la vista' per Liv, 8c/c+ a Mt. Charleston". planetmountain.com. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Sansoz, Legrand and Hirayama in America". planetmountain.com. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "White Wedding". petzlteam.com. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ (in French) "Super Cirill - Ticino - Switzerland". petzlteam.com. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ (in French) "The Nose". petzlteam.com. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2011.