Jean-Baptiste Tribout, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French rock climber
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Jean-Baptiste Tribout
- Jean-Baptiste Tribout, better known as J.B.
- Tribout (born 14 December 1961) is a French rock climber and sport climber. He started climbing aged seven in Fontainebleau, France with his grandfather, a mountaineer, and also joined the youth section of the French Alpine Club.
- There he met other young climbers such as Catherine Destivelle.
- In 1982, he climbed his first 8a, Fritz the Cat, at Saussois and in 1985 climbed his first 8b, Les braves gens, in the Verdon Gorge.
- Between 1986 and 1998 he participated in international competitions, finishing third twice and fourth twice in the final standings of the World Cup.
- In 2008, aged 47, twelve years after he had last climbed an 8c graded climb, he climbed two 8c routes.
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