Jean-Baptiste Tribout

Jean-Baptiste Tribout, also known as J.B. Tribout, is a French rock climber and competition climber born on 14 December 1961. He began climbing at the age of seven at Fontainebleau with his grandfather, a mountaineer, and joined the youth section of the French Alpine Club. In 1982 he climbed his first 8a route, Fritz the Cat at Saussois, and in 1985 his first 8b, Les braves gens in the Verdon Gorge. Between 1986 and 1998 he took part in international competitions, finishing third twice and fourth twice in the final World Cup standings. In 2008, aged 47, he climbed two 8c routes, twelve years after his last climb of that grade, and his first ascents include The Connexion and Superplafond in 1994.