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German ice climber (born 1974)

Ines Papert

Personal information
Born Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
Occupation(s) Professional ice climber, author
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber Ice and mixed climbing, rock and alpine climbing
Updated on 17 January 2017

Ines Papert (born 5 April 1974) is a German alpine climber, and a world champion ice and mixed climber best known for her competition ice climbing awards and difficult alpine ascents. She has made a number of first ascents and has broken difficulty grade milestones for female climbers.

Ines Papert grew up in the northern Saxon town of Bad Düben, Germany. She comes from a musical family and plays piano and saxophone. After completing her education as a physiotherapist, Papert left her home in Saxony, Germany in 1993 and moved to Berchtesgaden, Bavaria in the Alps. It was only there that she discovered her interest in the mountains. She began to learn about hiking, biking, and skiing before moving on to mountain climbing.[1] Her first major mountain climb was in 1996 on Watzmann (2713m), which is the highest peak which is entirely within Germany.

In 2006, she won the overall Ice Climbing World Cup, and over the years she won the world cup three more times.[2] On 13 November 2013 she made the first ascent of Likhu Chuli (6719m) in Nepal and reached the summit by herself.[3] Ines was the first woman to climb the mixed climbing grade of M11.[4]

She has won more than 20 World Cup ice-climbing events.[8]

Year Place
2000 2nd place in the World Cup in Saas Fee
2001 1st place in the overall World Cup
2002 2. Place in the overall World Cup
1st place at the World Championship in Pitztal in the disciplines "Difficulty" and "Speed"
2003 1st place in the overall World Cup
2004 1st place at the World Championships (Difficulty)
2nd place overall at the Ouray Ice Festival (and 1st place women's) finish
2005 2nd place at the World Championships (Difficulty) and 1st place at bouldering
1st place at the European Championships
1st place at the Ouray Ice Festival[9]
2006 1st place in the overall World Cup[10]
1st place at Ouray speed climbing competition[10]
2008 2nd place overall at the Ouray Ice Festival (and 1st place women's) finish
2013 2nd place overall at Ouray Elite Mixed Climbing Competition (and 1st place women's)[9]
1st place at Ouray Speed Climbing Competition

She now lives in Bayerisch Gmain. On 22 August 2000, she became a mother to her son Emanuel.

  1. ^ "Ines Papert: Climber, Crusher, Mother". The Clymb. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ Papert, Ines. "Ines Papert".[_permanent dead link_]
  3. ^ "Likhu Chuli I, first ascent by Ines Papert in Nepal". Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Ines Papert – and Films | Banff Centre". www.banffcentre.ca. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ Tarnutzer, Karin Steinbach (27 November 2013). "Unberührter Sechstausender: Als Erste auf dem Gipfel". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ines Papert Repeat Riders on the Storm, Patagonia". www.rockandice.com. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Luka Lindič and Ines Papert Free Big Alpine Routes – Gripped Magazine". Gripped Magazine. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  8. ^ "How Single Mom and Ice Climbing Champ Ines Papert Does It All". www.climbing.com. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Ines Papert". blackdiamondequipment.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Ines Papert on form at Ouray (USA) and Valle di Daone (IT)". Retrieved 17 January 2017.