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Rough Diamond (2019)

Rough Diamond (2019)

Documentary
Release Date: 2019, August 10
Directors: Frank Dalmat
Countries: France
Production: Puzzle Media
Cast: Philippe Ribière

Overview:

Climber Philippe Ribière was born in Martinique. Abandoned and subsequently adopted by a large family in France, Ribière underwent numerous surgeries to improve the functionality of his limbs. Yet today, he is the first sponsored climber with a disability, an elite athlete, and the founder of the "Handi-Grimpe" association. Returning to Martinique with the ambition of climbing the famous Diamond Rock—an uninhabited island located two kilometers off the coast, whose shape inspired its name—holds deep symbolic significance for him.

Keywords:

climbing portrait martinique mountaineering escalade arrampicata philipperibière