A French woman has broken the world rope climbing record after reaching the second floor of the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday.

Anouk Garnier, 34, climbed 110 metres in 18 minutes to set a new high and raise money for cancer prevention and support.

The previous world record was held by the South African athlete Thomas Van Tonder, who climbed 90 metres up a rope between the Soweto Towers in Johannesburg in 2020. The Danish athlete Ida Mathilde Steensgaard held the female record after climbing 26 metres up a rope at the Copenhagen Opera House in 2022.

Garnier now holds the record for the highest climb and the highest climb for a female. She began rope climbing in 2022 after winning the world obstacle course championship for her age category and was looking for a new challenge. She said she was inspired by Steensgaard’s success.

She now plans to return to obstacle racing and will be carrying the Olympic torch in Marseille in May but admitted she was already thinking of future challenges.

According to the theguardian