Nicolas Bonnet is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 ski mountaineer, runner

Running

Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...

, mountain guide

Mountain guide

Mountain guides are specially trained and experienced mountaineers and professionals who are generally certified by an association. They are considered experts in mountaineering.-Skills:Their skills usually include climbing, skiing and hiking...

 and coach of the national team.

Bonnet was born in Briançon

Briançon

Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....

. He started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first in 2002. He holds several national titles in different age classes. In 2006, he was also 2006 "junior" class World champion of vertical race

Vertical race

A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks...

, and placed 1st in the "junior" class at the Patrouille des Glaciers

Patrouille des Glaciers

The Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...

 as well as at the short distance race of the Pierra Menta

Pierra Menta

The Pierra Menta is an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the Beaufortain region since 1985. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama.The athletes have to travel a cumulative...

. On April 12, 2007 he broke his own course record on the Pelvoux

Pelvoux

Pelvoux is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Pelvoux was bidding to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics.-Population:-External links:* *...

 course with a total time of 3 hours 18 minutes. Together with the Germans Benedikt Böhm

Benedikt Böhm

Benedikt "Bene" Böhm is a German extreme ski mountaineer and extreme skier. Together with Sebastian Haag he keeps the records in speed ski mountaineering at the Muztagata and the Gasherbrum II....

 and Sebastian Haag

Sebastian Haag

Sebastian Haag is a German extreme ski mountaineer and extreme skier. Together with Benedikt Böhm he keeps the records in speed ski mountaineering at the Muztagata and the Gasherbrum II.Haag is member of the Dynafit Gore-Tex team...

 he planned a speed ski mountaineering tour on the Manaslu

Manaslu

Manaslu , also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, and is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "Mountain of the Spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul"...

, but had to withdraw due to the bad weather conditions and danger of avalanches.

Selected results

• 2008:
  • 4th, World Championship
    2008 World Championship of Skimountaineering
    The 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
    
     relay race (together with Martial Premat
    Martial Premat
    - Selected results :* 2006:** 7th, World Championship team race * 2007:** 8th, European Championship team race * 2008:...
    
    , Sébastien Perrier
    Sébastien Perrier
    Sébastien Perrier is a French ski mountaineer. Together with Nicolas Bonnet, Martial Premat and Adrien Piccot, he finished fourth in the relay event of the 2008 World Championship of Skimountaineering.- External links :...
    
     and Adrien Piccot
    Adrien Piccot
    - Selected results :* 2008:** 4th, World Championship relay race * 2010:** 7th , Patrouille des Glaciers...
    
    
  • 10th, World Championship team race (together with Martial Premat)
• 2009:
  • 5th, European Championship relay race (together with Didier Blanc
    Didier Blanc
    Didier Blanc is a French ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 2006:** 7th, World Championship team race * 2008:** 6th, World Championship team race...
    
    , Martial Premat and Tony Sbalbi
    Tony Sbalbi
    Tony Sbalbi is a French ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 2001:** 6th, European Championship team race * 2002:** 2nd, World Championship team race...
    
    )
  • 7th, Pierra Menta
    Pierra Menta
    The Pierra Menta is an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the Beaufortain region since 1985. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama.The athletes have to travel a cumulative...
    
     (together with William Bon Mardion
    William Bon Mardion
    William Bon Mardion is a French ski mountaineer.Bon Mardion started ski mountaineering in 1998. He competed first as a member of the "Espoirs" team at the Pierra Menta race in the same year and has been member of the national team since 1999.- Selected results :* 2005:** 10th, European...
    
    )

External links

• Nicolas Bonnet at skimountaineering.org