Louis Lachenal
Mountaineer
1921 – 1955
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Who was Louis Lachenal?
Louis Lachenal, a French climber born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, was one of the first two mountaineers to climb a summit of more than 8,000 meters. On 3 June 1950, along with Maurice Herzog, he reached the summit of Annapurna I in Nepal at a height of 8,091 m. Previously he had made the second ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1947, with Lionel Terray. He died falling into a snow-covered crevasse while skiing the Vallee Blanche in Chamonix. The mountain Pointe Lachenal in the Mont Blanc massif was named after him.
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- Born
- Jul 17, 1921
Annecy - Also known as
- Biscante
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 25, 1955
Chamonix - Resting place
- Chamonix Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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