Didier berthod biography for kids

Swiss rock climber and priest

Didier Berthod (born 1981)^[1] is a Swiss rock climber and priest. He specializes in traditional climbing, and crack climbing in particular.^[2]

Climbing career

In 2003, Berthod came to international prominence when he pinkpointed the unfinished sport climbing route Greenspit8b+ (5.14a) 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 2005, 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 5.13+ in Indian