Stéphane Brosse

Stéphane Brosse (20 October 1971 – 17 June 2012) was a French ski mountaineer.[1]

Stéphane Brosse
Born(1971-10-20)20 October 1971
Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie, France
Died17 June 2012(2012-06-17) (aged 40)
Aiguille d'Argentière, France
Medal record
Men's ski mountaineering
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 FranceSingle
Gold medal – first place2004 SpainRelay
Gold medal – first place2006 ItalyTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 ItalyRelay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 FranceTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 SlovakiaSingle

Biography

Brosse was born in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie.[2] He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed the first time at the Miage Contamines Somfy race in 1995. In 1996 he became a member of the national team. Together with Pierre Gignoux he set the record and continued to hold it for the Mont Blanc course from 30 May 2003. The duo needed a total time of 5h 15' 47" for the total course, thereof about 4 hours and seven minutes for climbing up, and about one hour and seven minutes for the downhill race.[3][4] Since 2003 he and Lionel Bonnel had also held the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route record with 21h 11'.[5]

Stéphane Brosse died on 17 June 2012 while crossing the Aiguille d'Argentière in the Mont Blanc massif when a snow cornice collapsed under him, resulting in him falling between 600[6] and 700[7] metres. He was accompanied by Kílian Jornet Burgada, Sébastien Montaz-Rosset and Bastien Fleury.[7] Brosse lived in Annecy. He was 40.

Selected results
  • 1997:
    • 5th, French Championship[2]
    • 5th, French Cup[2]
  • 1998:
    • 3rd, French Cup[2]
    • 4th, European Cup[2]
  • 1999:
    • 1st, French Championship team (together with Patrice Bret)[2]
    • 3rd, French national ranking[8]
    • 6th, European Championship team race (together with Patrice Bret)[2]
  • 2000:
    • 3rd, French national ranking[9]
  • 2001:
  • 2002:
    • 1st, World Championship single race
    • 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Pierre Gignoux)[12]
    • 2nd, World Championship combination ranking
    • 5th, World Championship team race together with Pierre Gignoux
  • 2003:
    • 1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Pierre Gignoux)[13]
    • 2nd, European Championship single race
    • 2nd, European Championship combination ranking
    • 4th, European Championship team race together with Gignoux
  • 2004:
  • 2005:
    • 2nd, World Cup single race, Salt Lake City
    • 3rd, World Cup team race together with Patrick Blanc
  • 2006:

Pierra Menta
Main article: Pierra Menta
  • 1997: 10th, together with Patrice Bret
  • 1998: 7th, together with Patrice Bret
  • 1999: 3rd, together with Patrice Bret
  • 2000: 3rd, together with Patrice Bret
  • 2001: 1st, together with Pierre Gignoux
  • 2002: 2nd, together with Pierre Gignoux
  • 2003: 2nd, together with Pierre Gignoux
  • 2005: 1st, together with Patrick Blanc
  • 2006: 1st, together with Patrick Blanc

Trofeo Mezzalama
Main article: Trofeo Mezzalama

Patrouille des Glaciers
Main article: Patrouille des Glaciers
  • 2000: 5th (and 3rd in "seniors I" class ranking), together with Francis Bibollet and Pierre Gignoux
  • 2004: 1st in record time, together with Jean Pellissier and Patrick Blanc
  • 2006: 1st in record time, together with Patrick Blanc and Guido Giacomelli

References
  1. Stéphane Brosse, website of his sponsor
  2. Stéphane Brosse in Le ski-alpinisme
  3. Shahshahani Volodia (31 May 2003). "Mont Blanc: la course contre le record". volopress.net (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. Record à ski sur le parcours mythique de Chamonix-Mont Blanc-Chamonix Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (franz.), Fédération Française de la Montagne et de l'Escalade (FFME), 2007.
  5. Newsreport in the Club alpin français website
  6. Stéphane Brosse emporté (in French), SkiChrono, June 17, 2012.
  7. Skibergsteiger Stéphane Brosse stirbt im Wallis (in German), blick.ch, 17 June 2012.
  8. C.N.S.A. 1999 - Top 25 homme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  9. C.N.S.A. 2000 - catégorie homme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Coupe d'Europe 2001 de Ski-alpinisme Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  11. C.N.S.A. 2001 - catégorie homme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Tour du Rutor Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Albo d'oro - Roll of Honour Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
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