François Guillot, born in 1943 in Uzès, Gard, is a French climber and mountaineer. A free climbing specialist and brilliant mountaineer, he is one of the leading figures of the new generation of Marseille climbers of the 1960s. He particularly distinguished himself in the Verdon Gorges but also participated in numerous alpine expeditions around the world. Born in 1943 in Uzès, Gard, François Guillot spent his childhood and adolescence in Marseille,