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Louis Lachenal, co-equipier de MauriceHerzog lors l' expedition dans l' Himalaya, ici porte par son camarade Lionel Terray a leur retour de l'expedition sur l'Annapurna le 17 juillet 1950 (Lachenal a les pieds recouverts de pansements, ayant eu les talons geles) --- Louis Lachenal carryied by his team mate Lionel Terray on their return from Annapurna (Himalaya) expedition july 17, 1950 (KEYSTONE/RUE DES ARCHIVES/AGIP)

Louis Lachenal, co-equipier de Maurice Herzog lors l' expedition dans l' Himalaya, ici porte par son camarade Lionel Terray a leur retour de l'expedition sur l'Annapurna le 17 juillet 1950 (Lachenal a les pieds recouverts de pansements, ayant eu les talons geles) --- Louis Lachenal carryied by his team mate Lionel Terray on their return from Annapurna (Himalaya) expedition july 17, 1950 (KEYSTONE/RUE DES ARCHIVES/AGIP)

Maurice Herzog, blesse, hospitalise a son retour de l'expedition sur l'Annapurna (ascension le 3 juin 1950) dans l'Himalaya le 30 novembre 1950 Neg:40271 --- mountaineer Maurice Herzog back from Himalaya is hospitalized in Paris november 30, 1950 (KEYSTONE/RUE DES ARCHIVES/AGIP)

L'explorateur Maurice Herzog a son retour de l'expedition sur l'Annapurna dans l'Himalaya le 17 juillet 1950, ses pieds et ses mains ont gravement geles lors de son ascension de l'Annapurna (3 juin 1950) Neg:34190 --- explorer Maurice Herzog back from expedition on Annapurna in Himalaya july 17, 1950 (KEYSTONE/RUE DES ARCHIVES/AGIP)

Maurice Herzog, who led a group of French alpinists to the summit of Annapurna Mountain (above, 15,000 feet) in Nepal, is carried by friends from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Oct. 25, 1950, after he was received by President Vincent Auriol. Herzog's feet and one hand are under treatment for frostbite. (AP Photo) (KEYSTONE/AP/)

Maurice Herzog left, and right Francis De Noyelle, who scaled the highest peak of the 26,500 ft Annapurna in the Himalayas in 1950..25th March 1952. (KEYSTONE/UNITED ARCHIVES)

Louis Lachenal (1921-1955) celebre guide de Chamonix (Membre de l'expedition francaise au Nepal qui gravit l'Annapurna dans l'Himalaya) 1955 --- Louis Lachenal (1921-1955) french mountain guide, 1955 (KEYSTONE/RUE DES ARCHIVES/AGIP)

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ALPINISMUS MAURICE HERZOG

D 86923-01 Maurice Herzog. Obligatory Credit - CAMERA PRESS / Yousuf Karsh. SPECIAL PRICE APPLIES. French mountaineer and sports administrator, Maurice Herzog, pictured in 1954. (KEYSTONE/CAMERA PRESS/Yousuf Karsh)

GROSSBRITANNIEN MAURICE HERZOG

An archive photograph of Maurice Herzog, the former French right-wing Minister of Sports and wartime Resistance worker. Herzog, also a mountaineer, is probably most renowned for his conquest in June 1950, in which he led a team of alpinists to the top of Annapurna. He has written about this achievement in his book 'Annapurna Premier 8000'. (KEYSTONE/CAMERA PRESS/Karsh Of Ottowa) === , SPECIAL FEES, USA OUT, CANADA OUT, ===

Maurice Herzog, of Paris, shown March 11, 1950, 41, who will lead a French mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas this spring, talks with reporters as he describes the preparations. Six Frenchmen will try to climb Mount Dhaulagiri, a rugged, 26,825-foot peak in Nepal, between India and Tibet. It has never been attempted before, according to Herzog. (KEYSTONE/AP)

GASTON REBUFFAT (1921-1985), FRENCH CLIMBER,

Gaston Rebuffat (1921-1985), French climber, mountain guide, back from the Annapurna, 1950. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). (KEYSTONE/ROGER VIOLLET/Janine Niepce)

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LIONEL TERRAY (1921-1965), FRENCH CLIMBER

Lionel Terray (1921-1965), French climber and mountain guide, in his chalet. Chamonix (Haute-Savoie), 1950. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). (KEYSTONE/ROGER VIOLLET/Janine Niepce)

Maurice Herzog, 1981 (KEYSTONE/RUE DES ARCHIVES/Monier)

FRANCE HERZOG OBIT

epa03508782 A photo taken on 22 July 2006 shows French mountaineer Maurice Herzog at his home in Chamonix, France. Maurice Herzog, 93, died on 14 December 2012. EPA/MOUILLAUD RICHARD / LE PROGRES FRANCE OUT