French climber Maurice Herzog dies, aged 93
- Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 22.46
- Online news: World
Maurice Herzog, the French climber who conquered Annapurna in the first recorded ascent of a peak above 8,000 metres, has died at the age of 93, the French Climbing Federation said Friday.
French clibMaurice Herzog, the French climber who conquered Annapurna in the first recorded ascent of a peak above 8,000 metres, pictured in
Herzog led the ascent of Annapurna in 1950, reaching the Himalayan peak's summit without oxygen along with compatriot Louis Lachenal in a feat that caused a sensation around the world and was a huge source of national pride for France, at the time languishing in a morass of post-war gloom.
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