Élisabeth Revol
French high-altitude climber (born 1979)
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- Élisabeth Revol (born 29 April 1979) is a French mountaineer.
- Having narrowly avoided amputation of her left foot, she traversed Mount Everest and Lhotse consecutively in May 2019.
- She began climbing at age of 19 and became a physical education teacher.
- In 2008, she made a solo ascent of three Karakoram mountains - Broad Peak, Gasherbrum and Gasherbrum II – within a 16-day period and without the aid of oxygen; her climbing partner Antoine Girard had fallen ill.
Élisabeth Revol (born 29 April 1979) is a French mountaineer. In January 2018, Revol became the first woman to climb Nanga Parbat in winter; on the descent, she was rescued, while her teammate Tomasz Mackiewicz died, an event which was widely covered by the mainstream press. Having narrowly avoided amputation of her left foot, she traversed Mount Everest and Lhotse consecutively in May 2019.
Early life
Revol was born in Crest, Drôme, France and her parents introduced her to mountaineering in the Ecrins massif. She began climbing at age of 19 and became a physical education teacher.
Career and expeditions
In 2007, Revol went on her first expedition to Nepal. In 2008, she made a solo ascent of three Karakoram mountains - Broad Peak, Gasherbrum and Gasherbrum II – within a 16-day period and without the aid of oxygen; her climbing partner Antoine Girard had fallen ill.
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