The profile on Team ABC Boulder of 11-year-old climbing sensation 鈥攚hich was last updated in December 2011鈥攍ists more than a few hard-to-grasp facts about the phenom. Raboutou first climbed at the age of one. She began climbing regularly at four or five years of age. Her favorite problem is “Scrawny and Brawny,” a V10 in Joe's Valley, Utah. Her goal is to send a V14 and a 5.14c/8c+.
In July 2012 she scaled a little bit closer to her dream, by sending a 5.14b, “Welcome To Tijuana,” in Rodellar, Spain. That achievement established her as the youngest person in the world to climb such a difficult grade. (Male climbing prodigy Adam Ondra climbed an 8c at the end of his 11th year, according to climbing blogger . He has since climbed the world's route, a 5.15c.)
Both of Raboutou's parents were world-class climbers on the international scene. They have built a house meant for hanging out鈥攈olds are littered on walls, ceilings, and overhangs. To get a better sense of Raboutou, her environment, and her , watch the eight-minute profile above from .
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