Stéphanie Bodet (born 14 March 1976) is a French rock climber, competition climber, writer and blogger. Translated into English from French by the interviewer
Bodet was born on 14 March 1976 in Limoges, and grew up in Gap, Hautes-Alpes. She was asthmatic as a child, but started rock climbing aged 14 on the cliffs of Céüse.
She climbed competitively between 1993 and 2002, winning the overall first-ever IFSC Climbing World Cup women's competition bouldering event in 1999.
She has made first ascents of climbing routes in countries including China, Madagascar, Morocco and Spain.
Bernard Delapierre made the 20-minute film J'ai demandé la lune au rocher (Of the rock I asked for the moon) in which Bodet describes her ascent of the graded sport climbing route Octogénèse, in Corsica.
She is married to French climber , with whom she has climbed and written books. They live with their cat, Pinpoune, in Cucuron, near Buoux. She has a master's degree in French literature, and was training as a yoga teacher.
Selected publications
Translated by A. Foli
References
External links Website of Bodet and Bodet's blog (2010-2021)
Of the rock I asked for the moon English version, on YouTube