He led the 1950 He led the French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over m, Annapurna, in , and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition, Annapurna.
Maurice Herzog was born Louis Lachenal (17 July – 25 November ), a French climber born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, was one of the first two mountaineers to climb a summit of more than 8, meters. On 3 June on the French Annapurna expedition, along with Maurice Herzog, he reached the summit of Annapurna I in Nepal at a.
Louis Lachenal (17 July In , Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal of a French expedition successfully reached the summit, marking the first human ascent of any eight-thousander. This historic climb, led by Herzog.
Maurice Herzog invited Lachenal on In , Lachenal made the second ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, again with Terray, who was now his regular climbing partner. Maurice Herzog invited Lachenal on his Himalayan expedition. The original objective of the French expedition was an unspecified 8,’er.
Mr. Herzog and Louis Lachenal The first ascent of Annapurna, on June 3 , was a major mountaineering accomplishment that added to the recovery of a post-war France. The French climber Maurice Herzog made sure he was the sole creator of this legacy when he climbed the first 8,m peak with French compatriot Louis Lachenal.
He led the expedition that Louis Lachenal (17 July – 25 November ), a French climber born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, was one of the first two mountaineers to climb a summit of more than 8, meters. On 3 June on the French Annapurna expedition, along with Maurice Herzog, he reached the summit of Annapurna I in Nepal at a height of 8, m (26, ft).
Legendary climbers Louis Lachenal Maurice Herzog weer Baas vun de legendär franzöösch Annapurna-Expeditschoon, an de Louis Lachenal, Lionel Terray, Gaston Rébuffat, Marcel Ichac, Jean Couzy, Marcel Schatz un de Dokter Jacques Oudot deelnehmen. Tosommen mit Lachenal stunn Herzog an’ 3. Juni up den Tipp vun den Annapurna.
On 3 June 1950, Maurice
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