Philippe Ribière

Philippe Ribière, born on March 12, 1977, in Martinique, is a French professional climber, photographer, and author known for his career in adaptive climbing and for founding the "Handi-Grimpe" event in 2003. Ribière was born in Martinique with several congenital malformations associated with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. He was abandoned at birth before being adopted at the age of four by a couple living in the Gard region of France. His childhood was marked by surgeries, the challenges of his di...