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Maurice Herzog
AuthorBooks · Second hand1919-2012
Maurice André Raymond Herzog was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition, Annapurna.
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1919
Death
2012
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Maurice Herzog was a renowned French mountaineer who achieved fame by conquering Annapurna.
His most famous work chronicles the historic 1950 expedition, marking the first time a human climbed an 8,000-meter peak.
Beyond the summits, Herzog had a distinguished career as a politician and public servant in France.
During his youth, he demonstrated his courage and commitment as an active member of the French Resistance.
With a prolific literary career, he authored over twenty works focused on exploration and the history of mountaineering.