- Benoît Chamoux
Benoît Chamoux was a French Alpinist born in La-Roche-sur-Foron near
Mont Blanc in the department ofHaute-Savoie ,France on February 19th, 1961. Benoît climbed 13 of theEight-thousanders in theHimalaya , and he disappeared near the summit of his 14th,Kangchenjunga (8586m) on October 6th 1995 with photographer Pierre Royer and theirSherpa Riku. The non-profit [http://www.fondationchamoux.com 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.Principal achievements
*1982: Diamond couloir on
Mount Kenya
*1983:Huascaran South in Peruolo ascents
*1985:
Gasherbrum II (8036m) on June 15th and
*Gasherbrum I (8068m) on June 22nd.
*1986:Broad Peak (8047m) at 16:00 on June 20th and
*K2 (8611m) arête des Abruzzes at 23:00 on July 7th.
*1987:Nanga Parbat (8125m) via Diamir at 23:00 on July 7th.Expeditions leading the team l’Esprit d’Equipe
*1988:
Annapurna (8091m) via the South Face on May 10th. Five men of the six man team reached the summit.
*1989:Manaslu (8183m) via the South Face on May 12th and 15th. Everyone in the eight man team reached the summit in four teams of two.
*1990:Cho Oyu (8201m) on April 30th. Everyone in the seven man team reached the summit.
*Shisha Pangma (8013m) on May 12th. Everyone in the seven man team reached the summit.cientific expeditions
*1992: Measurement of
Everest (8846m) on September 29th.
*1993:Dhaulagiri (8167m) on October 6th.
*1994:Lhotse (8516m).
*1995:Makalu (8463m) on May 7th.
*Kangchenjunga (8586m) disappeared with Pierre Royer and their Sherpa on October 6th near the summit.External links
* [http://www.montagnes.com/us/climber/chamoux.asp Benoit Chamoux The Montagnes Website]
* [http://www.fondationchamoux.com/ Fondation Benoit Chamoux] (in French)
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