Jean-Baptiste Tribout

Jean-Baptiste Tribout, or J.B. Tribout (born 14 December 1961) is a French rock climber and competition climber.

Climbing history
Tribout started climbing at age seven in Fontainebleau, France with his grandfather, a mountaineer, and also joined the youth section of the French Alpine Club. There he met other young climbers such as Catherine Destivelle. In 1982, he climbed his first -graded sport climbing route, Fritz the Cat, at Saussois, and in 1985 climbed his first -graded route, Les braves gens, in the Verdon Gorge.

Between 1986 and 1998, he participated in international competition climbing events, finishing third twice and fourth twice in the final standings of the World Cup. In 2008, aged 47, twelve years after he had last climbed an -graded climb, he climbed two 8c routes.

8c+/5.14c

 * The Connexion - Orgon - 1994 - First ascent (combination of Macumba Club and The Bronx)
 * Superplafond - Volx - 1994 - First ascent (combination of the Maginot Line, called by the French Le plafond, and Terminator)
 * Just do it - Smith Rock - 1992 - First ascent

8c/5.14b

 * Intime étrangère - Tournoux - August 4, 2008
 * Guerre d'usure - Claret - 24 February 2008 - aged 47
 * Macumba Club - Orgon - 1992 - First ascent
 * Huevos Rancheros - Gache - 1991 - First ascent
 * Maginot Line - Volx - 1990 - after Ben Moon in 1989

8b+/5.14a

 * Les intermutants du spectacle - St Leger - May 16, 2009
 * Deux cones - Orgon - August 9, 2008
 * Rollito Sharma - Santa Linya - April 19, 2008
 * Draconian Devil - Kalymnos - 2006
 * I am a bad man - Smith Rock - 1991
 * ''Cannibal' - American Forks - 1990
 * Cry Freedom - Malham Cove - 1989 - Second ascent
 * Magie Noire - Traverses - 1989
 * Masse Critique - Cimaï - 1989 - First ascent
 * Revanche - Saussois - 1988 - First ascent
 * White wedding - Smith Rock - 1988 - First ascent
 * La rage de vivre - Buoux - 1987 - Second ascent
 * Le Spectre du surmutant - Buoux - 1987 - First ascent
 * Les spécialistes - Verdon Gorge - 1987 - First ascent
 * To Bolt or not to be - Smith Rock - 1986 - First ascent and first 5.14 in the United States