Brooke Raboutou

Brooke Raboutou
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (2001-04-09) April 9, 2001
Occupation Rock Climber
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 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

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. Brooke's best friends are Phoebe Dolan and Stella Noble. Brooke is super close with most of her teammates including Phoebe Dolan, Stella Noble, Lydia Dolan, Ariana O'Brien, and Luke Davison.[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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