Patrick Gabarrou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Patrick Gabarrou

French mountaineer and mountain guide

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1951

Place of Birth: Évreux, Normandy, France

Profession: mountain guide, mountaineer, ski mountaineer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Patrick Gabarrou

  • Patrick Gabarrou a.k.a.
  • "Le Gab" (born 19 July 1951 in Évreux), is a French mountaineer and mountain guide who is credited with more than 300 first ascents, most of them in the Mont Blanc massif. He has been the president of the international environmental NGO Mountain Wilderness from 2006 to 2010.
  • He is mostly an ice climber, and is considered to be a pioneer of the modern wave of ice climbing.He also opened routes in several other regions like Canada, Bolivia and Patagonia.

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