Jolies Grimpeuses

Climbing Beauty - Pretty Climbers

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1- Calanques, Canceou
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1- Catherine Destivelle in Verdon
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1- Lynn Hill out of Nose's roof (Guerin, p.285)
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1- Isabelle Patissier (Ph. Fragnol)
What is BEAUTY?
- To Man's eyes, Woman
- For a climber, rock and sculped cliffs
- For an alpinist, "THE" summit
- For everybody, blinking flowers in mountain pastures, or the quietly planning Lammergeier
Beauty of creatures tells us kindness of Lord.
Picture betrays the bird of prey: we need the move to fly with it
- Pretty flowers grow everywhere on the Net
- Rocks, mountains and summits also
- When it comes to sexy girls, they invade the Internet: Nude women pop on your screen, when you're looking for a carabiner!
But the pretty girl climbing a rock, Google does not find her easily. That's why I made this page, with cute female climbers

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Andreas-Verdon-Ph-Royer-Solar24
Catherine-Destivelle.jpg
Catherine-Destivelle
Catherine-Destivelle-Alpi-Rando-avr86.jpg
Catherine-Destivelle-Alpi-Rando-avr86
Catherine-Destivelle-Buoux-R-Nicod.jpg
Catherine-Destivelle-Buoux-R-Nicod
Why are these photos beautiful?
The girls are gorgeous, but there is more here.
I suppose that contrast creates beauty.

- Soft, gracious, round, fragile and sensible is the woman
- Hard, rigid, angulous, solid and inert is the rock
One worries about harsh rock scratching tender skin
I guess there stands beauty: contrast & emotion. Do you agree?

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Catherine-Destivelle-Pichenibulle
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Cath. Destivelle "Surveiller & Punir"
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Cecilou-Caroux-1992
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Cécile: Miniskirt Rappel!
Most pictures on display here have been scanned from French review, "Alpinisme & Randonnée" (AR). Sadly, AR fell in a crack, then was crunched by the liberal glacier. Some photos come from books (Lynn Hill, Guérin; Philippe Royer's photos, Solar). I also have added several photos of my own, and last I picked up some photos from websites (link given below, permission was asked). Links to other sites are given on last picture
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Celine-Bourrou-Ph-Royer-Solar42
Claudia-Romania-Htes-Alpes.jpg
Claudia-Romania-Htes-Alpes
Claudia-Roumanie-Htes-Alpes.jpg
Claudia-Roumanie-Htes-Alpes
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Denise Escande, 1985
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Flo1-Tabary-Caroux-1979
Flo2-Caroux-1980.jpg
Flo2-Caroux-1980
Flo3-Agn-Aig-Verte-1982.jpg
Flo3-Agn-Aig-Verte-1982
Flo3-grimpe-Cham-1982.jpg
Flo3-grimpe-Cham-1982
Flo4-Artif-Peisey-1984.jpg
Flo4-Artif-Peisey-1984
Flo-5-Caroux-1999-fini.jpg
Flo-5-Caroux-1999-fini
Isabelle-Patissier.jpg
Melissa Griffith
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Isabelle-Patissier-Alpi-Rando-nov89

Questions

-1- Why do I appreciate those pictures? don't you? See my answer above
-2- What is my preferred hairstyle?
Too easy question! See Flo5, Senga & Sylviane
-3- Why are recent climbers absent from these pictures?
I think that, because climbers top-level is rising, today-girls must have a very high strength/body weight ratio. Hence they are skinny! And to my eyese, less pretty than 80' and 90's climbing women
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Isabelle-Patissier-ARnov89-8a
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Isabelle-Patissier granitic crack
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Isabelle-Patissier-fissure-granite2
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Isabelle-Patissier-Gd-surplomb
Isabelle-Patissier-Ph-Fragnol-AR.jpg
Isabelle-Patissier-Ph-Fragnol-AR
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Senga plaits braids 1989
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Jenny-Dargaud-ElMatador-1Stem
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Jenny-Dargaud-ElMatador-2Mantle
I thus have stolen few pictures on websites, links below.
- Gorgeous climbing pictures, French Calanques, by Papick BRACCO
- Outstanding Photos from a Climbing-Geek, Guillaume & Jenny Dargaud
- Romania Climbing Club
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Lynn-Hill-1-Grunewald
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Lynn-Hill-AR-gde
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Lynn-Hill-Changing-corner-Guerin284
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Lynn-Hill-pub-dare
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Mina-Arpenaz-ARsept00-P-Tournaire
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Papick-Calanques-Eissadon
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Papick-Madagascar
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Robyn-Erbesfield
Other websites with nice female climber pictures and video:
+ Blog-Meije by Rachel Praly. Less sexy than Isa, but more friendly
+ Climbing, nice photo galery by Laurent Filoche
+ Charlotte Durif climbs a 8b+ in Tarn gorges. Amazing video!
+ Climb like a Girl, a major 4-page UKC article by Mick Ryan
Rachel Praly
Rachel Praly /G. Péllissier
Claudette Verdier
Claudette Verdier /Amphora
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Sylviane Tavernier Abominette ARsep87
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Tranxene5-Verdon-Ph-Royer-Solar65
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X2-AR55mai83p38
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XX-Soleil-couchant-Bye-bye

Corpet - Denis - Jolies Grimpeuses - Alpinism
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