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Didier Berthod
Swiss rock climber and priest
Didier Berthod (born )[1] is a Swiss rock climber and priest. He specializes in traditional climbing, and crack climbing in particular.[2]
Climbing career
In , Berthod came to international prominence when he pinkpointed the unfinished sport climbing route Greenspit8b+&#;(a) in the Orco Valley in Italy, as a traditional climbing route.[3] Converting a sport route to a traditional route is known as "greenpointing" (although the route's name came from its green colored sport bolts).[3] In , Berthold returned to do the route without any pre-placed protection,[3] and Greenspit was recognized as one of the hardest traditional crack climbs in the world.[2][4][5]
Berthod then made trips to America where he put up new traditional climbing routes such as Learning to Fly and From Switzerland with Love, both at grade + in Indian Creek in Utah.[6&#