Maurice Herzog

Biography

Maurice Herzog was in the French Résistance at the time of the Second world war. Following the example Roger Clipping-Rock, it will defend France in the the Alps.

Maurice Herzog was the first to be climbed with Louis Lachenal and a forwarding made up of Gaston Rébuffat, Lionel Terray, Marcel Ichac, Jean Couzy, Marcel Schatz, Jacques Oudot (doctor) and Francis de Noyelle (liaison officer), a top of more than 8.000 meters, the Annapurna, the June 3rd 1950. He had the cold toes and fingers during this forwarding. An exploit largely popularized in France by the One of Paris Match , the film Victoire on Annapurna of Marcel Ichac and delivers it " Annapurna first 8000 " of Maurice Herzog in whom it recalls his rise.

High commissioner, then Secretary of State to Youth and the Sports of 1958 with 1965, he is the right-hand man of the General De Gaulle in order to develop the practice of the Sport to train champions who will be the representatives of strong France apart from the borders. He uses thus the myth of the pyramid coubertinienne: to train champions by the mass. He is also the key character in the quick change of the network of the Youth club and arts centres in the years 1960.

Mayor of Chamonix (1968 - 1977), vice-president of the group UDR, appointed of the Rhone (1962) then of High-Savoy (1967 - 1978), he was also President of the Tunnel of Mont Blanc like President and member of boards of directors of companies of the BTP and oil products. He is also member of the Académie of the Sports.

A vibrating homage to him was paid on November 20th, 1981, Salle Pleyel with the Galas of the Mountain by the large guide Jean Afanassieff which presented Fitz Roy face northern and Christian Cousin victorious mountaineer of winter the Cima Presanella in Dolomites.

He married in 1964 in Marie-Pierre of Thimble-Brissac, with which he has his the first two children, Laurent and Félicité, then in Elisabeth Gamper in 1976, with whom he had two other children, Sebastien and Mathias.

He lives today with Neuilly on the Seine.

Work

Annapurna - First 8000 , Arthaud Editions.

See too

Summits of more than eight thousand meters
Annapurna (article in particular treating French forwarding of 1950).

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