Corinne Favre

Corinne Favre (born 15 December 1970) is a French professional ski instructor, competitive ski mountaineer, and champion mountain runner.

Biography In November 2008 she and an accompanying Sherpa suffered a serious accident while descending from the Pumori mountain during an expedition in Nepal. After convalescing, she returned to action in the Championnat de France Vertical Race in January 2009.

Selected results

Ski mountaineering 1998: 3rd, Trofeo Kima 1999: 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Gloriana Pellissier) 3rd, French national ranking 2001: 3rd, French national ranking 4th, European Championship (team race together with Nathalie Bourillon) 2002: 1st, Trofeo Kima

Sky running Favre won the Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. In 2005, she won the Pikes Peak Marathon at her first attempt, and also won the Buff Skyrunner World Series the same year after winning five of the six races in which she competed. She had previously finished second in 2003 despite winning three races, more than any other competitor, and seventh overall in 2004 after placing first and second in the only two races in which she took part. She won her second Skyrunner Series title in 2008, and is also a three-time winner of the race from Base Camp to Lukla on Mount Everest.