Chantal Mauduit (March 24, 1964-May 13, 1998) was a noted female French alpinist. Born on 24 March 1964 in Paris, she arrived in the French Alps at age five and started climbing at the age of 15. After several difficult routes in the Alps, she focussed her attention on the Andes, and then the Himalayas, where she climbed, always without oxygen K2 (August 1992 - fourth woman overall, and solo climb), Shisha Pangma (1993), Cho Oyu (1993), Lhotse (1...
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Chantal Mauduit (March 24, 1964-May 13, 1998) was a noted female French alpinist. Born on 24 March 1964 in Paris, she arrived in the French Alps at age five and started climbing at the age of 15. After several difficult routes in the Alps, she focussed her attention on the Andes, and then the Himalayas, where she climbed, always without oxygen K2 (August 1992 - fourth woman overall, and solo climb), Shisha Pangma (1993), Cho Oyu (1993), Lhotse (1996 - first woman solo), Manaslu (1996), Gasherbrum II (1997). Her promising climbing career was cut short by an avalanche on Dhaulagiri on May 13, 1998 that killed her and her Sherpa partner Ang Tsering while they were asleep in their tent. In honor of her generosity, her friends and family created a foundation to help needy Nepalese children, especially with schooling: The Association Chantal Mauduit Namasté.
The noted American high-altitude climber Ed Viesturs wrote in his autobiography No Shortcuts To The Top that Mauduit had needed to be...
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