Work : Great Achievement 1992 (First woman to complete a solo ascent of the Eigers north face)
French rock climber and mountaineer, who in 1992 became the first woman to complete a solo ascent of the Eigers north face. She completed the climb in winter in 17 hours. Her other notable climbs include the Bonatti Route on the north face of the Matterhorn and the southwest pillar of the Aiguille du Dru (the Bonatti Pillar). Destivelle has been the subject of several documentaries, including French director Rémy Teziers, Beyond the Summits (Au-delà des cimes), which won the award for best feature-length mountain film at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
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