Benoît Chamoux
Mountaineer
1961 – 1995
Who was Benoît Chamoux?
Benoît Chamoux was a French Alpinist, who climbed 13 of the Eight-thousanders in the Himalayas.
Chamoux was born in La Roche-sur-Foron near Mont Blanc in the department of Haute-Savoie, France. He disappeared near the summit of his 14th Himalayan peak, Kangchenjunga on October 6, 1995 with photographer Pierre Royer and their Sherpa Riku. Three other ascents were to either their fore-summits or the plateau, and the main summit thus was disputed.
The non-profit "Foundation Benoît Chamoux" was created in his memory under the auspices of the Foundation of France with the mission to educate Sherpa children who have lost their fathers in mountain expeditions.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1961
La Roche-sur-Foron - Also known as
- Benoit Chamoux
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Oct 6, 1995
Kangchenjunga
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on July 23, 2013
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