The Greatest Books: Written by Maurice Herzog

Maurice Herzog

Nationality: French
Description: Maurice Herzog (15 January 1919 – 13 December 2012) 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.
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Gender: Male

The best books of all time by Maurice Herzog

990 . Annapurna by Maurice Herzog

Annapurna is a book by Maurice Herzog, expedition leader of the first recorded expedition to reach the summit of Annapurna in the Himalayas. The original text was written in French, first published...

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