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MAURICE HERZOG
The audience is extremely grateful toward Bar Alpin Frangais therefore the Federation Frangaise de- los angeles Montagne for providing us to make use in the story throughout the Himalayan Record. F.Meters. and its own breeding is not allowed. France just like the a nation remains young during the Himalayan experience, that have launched just one trip just before 1950. This is the fresh new Karakoram promotion from 1936 wider Yards. Henry de Segogne. The new C.A good.F. and the F.F.Meters., each other underneath the Presidency regarding M. Lucien Devies, conformed that the need to be treated and you can chose to plan out a keen expedition-to have I95°we towards object off overcoming, the very first time ever, an 8,000-metre top. A strong Himalayan Committee try formed, including naturally de- Segogne, and you will a team was picked regarding ointment away from French mountaineers. Very nearly the complete first had been that of Devies, in which he would seem to-be the most obvious possibilities as leader, however, he’d, seem to, computed from the beginning which he is in a healthier reputation to find all of that was requisite and generally manage to help the latest interests of the journey if the the guy delegated this new professional demand to another. He chosen the best child within the Maurice Herzog. From inside the 3 months from thinking careful investigation is made away from the ways employed by 30 expeditions from inside the Large Asia. A foremost conclusion come to try that, fundamentally, toomuch day had been used on the new slope alone so they really ps have to be pitched, the newest take to produced, therefore the evacuation carried out with the least you’ll be able to impede. They wished such as this to attenuate this new bad effectation of foul-weather which new real and moral deterioration indivisible regarding waiting within large altitudes might be prevented. Around Herzog this plan are done with correct French elan. The genuine time bought out one particular rapid assault ever before made toward a mountain away from comparable top was just half dozen days. Truly the only shade throw on this subject memorable conclusion is the fact thus hefty a cost was paid from the one or two which hit the latest summit: Herzog has shed most of the his fingers and you may leg, and you may Lachenal all their foot. The newest Himalayan Club has recently sent well-done on them to your being written Chevaliers of Legion from Honour. We have now desire to compliment Yards. Lucien Devies, Dr. Oudot, and you may Meters. elizabeth really-deserved honor.-Ed.
As all of our airplanes took off off Ce Bourget my personal friends and you can I, in 
spite of the depression out-of exit-taking, felt a feeling of save, for the last- second plans was actually enjoyable and you will harassing. We’d one envision in mind, to bed and recoup about variety of the previous couple of months. Oudot, I remember, slept entirely off Ce Bourget so you can Asia. We stopped at Karachi and you can Cairo, as well as on coming in the Delhi was basically invited because of the Yards. Daniel Levi, the fresh new French Ambassador to Asia, and his personnel.
New Himalayas: the highest and you will loveliest hills globally To help you united states they was an aspiration-unattainable-and this always to keep a dream-immediately after which a journey try agreed upon and equipped and we also was expected to take part in they
Towards Friday, next ent, thanks to the input of your Indian Overseas Workplace therefore the work of the Embassy, is cleared from the Tradition and you will taken to this new channel at the Old Delhi getting transport towards railhead at the Nautanwa. That it job is managed by Schatz, Lachenal, and you will Terray, who invested an extended exhausting day at Old Delhi Route encircled from the a large group out of dirty porters wear a sort of consistent, just after light however ranging from grey in order to black colored, with purple turbans.
