Maurice Herzog
Maurice Herzog
Maurice Herzog was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 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...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth15 January 1919
CountryFrance
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