Luce Douady was born on November 17, 2003, who was a French climber. She began climbing at a very young age in the Chartreuse Massif, a mountain range in France with her father. 

A 16-year-old climbing star of the world became Youth World champion in 2019. She also won the bronze medal at the senior level at the 2019 IFSC Climbing European Championships.

Death, Accident, Climber

A 16-year-old Luce Douady, the world champion French climber lost her life in a tragic accident at a crag close to Grenoble on June 14, 2020. According to sources, Douady was with a group while approaching Le Luisset/St Pancrasse where she slipped and fell from the approach path. 

A month before, Douady sent her first 5.14a on a rock, and was reportedly making progress on Mister Hyde (5.14c) at Céüse.

(Luce Douady | Source: Luce's Instagram)

The International Federation of Sport Climbing said that: 

"It is with great sadness that the International Federation of Sport Climbing learned of the tragic loss of French climber Luce Douady, at the age of 16. Luce was a young, brilliant and talented athlete who won her first Youth World Championships title at last year’s competition in Arco (ITA), where she first placed 3rd in the Youth A Lead final, and then climbed atop the podium in the Youth A Bouldering event."

There is not much information about Luce Douady's parents (father & mother), siblings & her education.