Yannick Lord

Yannick Seigneur was born on May 24th, 1941 with 28|November|2001}}. It was guide of high-mountain with, with its credit, more than 500 openings of ways, and several tops of more than 8.000 meters. == Biographie == It spends its first ten years between [[Paris]], where his/her father works as remover, and [[Megève]], where his/her grandfather farmer learns how to him to keep the sheep. At the 10 years age, his/her parents return to [[Megève]], without it for being interested as much in the alpinism. At 18 years it integrates the school of engineers INSA of Lyon, and obtains its diploma later 5 years. Sportsman, champion of France university of athletics in 1961, it discovers the alpinism thanks to some friends, of which [[Jean-Paul Paris]]. In 1965, it obtains its diploma of guide of High-mountain and settles with [[Chamonix]]. He was father of four children. == Principales == achievements First French to have climbed three 8.000, his more beautiful exploit is the Western pillar of [[Makalu]], 8.463 meters, with his “large-brother” and chief of forwarding [[Robert Paragot]]. sharing the top with [[Bernard Mellet]], it at the head climbs the 8 tenth of the great projection. In 1974 it carries out the first of Tawesche with the clarinettist [[Jean-Christian Michel]], doctor of the forwarding and which is worth to him a long prohibition of access to Nepal. It climbed thereafter on five others 8.000: in 1975 it [[Gasherbrum II]] by a new way, with [[Bastard Marc]]; in 1978 it [[Broad Peak]] with [[Georges Bettembourg]]; in 1979, as an assistant chief of French national forwarding it failed a few meters of the top of [[K2]] by the edge south-south-west, to succeed thereafter by the southern face; northern face of [[Everest]]; in 1982 the Rupal slope of [[Nanga Parbat]], where he escaped from an avalanche. == Voir also == * Yannick Lord and Robert Paragot, '' Makalu, Western pillar '', Arthaud Edition, 1972 * Yannick Lord, '' With the conquest of impossible the '', Flammarion Edition, 1976, {{ISBN|208065022X}} * Yannick Lord, '' sky with full hands '', Flammarion Edition, 1986, {{ISBN|2080650483}} {{Gate mountain}} {{DEFAULTSORT: Lord, Yannick}} [[Category: French mountaineer]] [[Category: Literature of alpinism]] [[Category: Birth in 1941]] [[Category: Death in 2001

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