Jean Couzy

Jean Couzy (1923-1958) was a Alpiniste and a test pilot of the air force. As a Mountaineer, he was in particular member of the second French forwarding in the Himalayas of 1950, carried out by Maurice Herzog, which conquered the Annapurna, first of the 14 tops of 8  000 meters climbed on the sphere. It also took part in French forwarding in the the Himalayas of 1955 which carried out the first rise of the Makalu (8  463 m). With the Chamoniard guide Lionel Terray, they were the first to reach the top. It also opened the following ways:

  • Needle of the M with Chamonix, traditional which bears its name, parallel with the way Menegaux.
  • Olan, way ED opposite NW, famous traditional difficult, with step badly of artificial climbing, and with the dubious rock.
He was also the rope partner of Rene Desmaison, in particular for rises of the Western face of the Drus.

He died on November 2nd, 1958 by climbing the western face of the peak Ponsin (2  315 m), killed by a rock received in full head. It left a widow and 4 children.

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