Brooke Raboutou

Biography

Brooke Raboutou, born April 9, 2001, in Boulder, is a Franco-American climber. She is the daughter of Didier Raboutou and Robyn Erbesfield. At the Raboutou, everyone climbs. Starting with the parents, Robyn and Didier, both of whom have several world championship titles to their credit. Their son, Shawn, 24, is currently one of the best bouldering climbers in the world. And then comes Brooke, the youngest, who, not disconcerted by so many family medals, has made her place, and how!

At just 21, she made the hardest climbs on the planet, finished 5th in the first Olympic Games in the history of the discipline and climbed the podiums of international competitions. Brooke Raboutou is at the time of the rehearsal of "Welcome To Tijuana" in Rodellar, the youngest person to have achieved an 8c. Adam Ondra, the youngest man, was 6 months older when he made his first 8c. She is also the youngest woman to have climbed an 8b+/5.14. She is the first 9-year-old to solve a V10-rated block and the first 10-year-old to solve a V11-rated block.

She won gold at the first bouldering World Cup of 2023 in Hachioji, validating block 1, and being the only one to validate blocks 3 and 47. Among her milestone achievements "Welcome to Tijuana", Rodellar 8c / "God's Own Stone", Red River Gorge 8b+ / "Le Branlotin", Rodellar 8a+ / "Rebelion En La Granja", Rodellar 8a.