MAURICE HERZOG
The audience is extremely grateful for the Club Alpin Frangais in addition to Federation Frangaise de- la Montagne to possess helping us to take advantage in the facts throughout the Himalayan Journal. F.Meters. and its particular reproduction isn’t let. France due to the fact a country continues to be more youthful during the Himalayan feel, having circulated just one trip before 1950. This is new Karakoram campaign regarding 1936 greater M. Henry de- Segogne. The C.Good.F. in addition to F.F.Meters., both within the Presidency out-of Yards. Lucien Devies, arranged that should be treated and made a decision to plan out an expedition-for I95°i for the object out of beating, the very first time ever, an 8,000-metre height. A strong Himalayan Panel is actually formed, also obviously de- Segogne, and a group are chosen regarding ointment of French mountaineers. Almost the whole first had been regarding Devies, and then he would appear getting well-known choice given that chief, but he’d, seem to, calculated from the beginning he would be in a stronger status to obtain all that try necessary and generally manage to further the fresh hobbies of your own expedition if he delegated the fresh new exec command to a different. He chose best boy during the Maurice Herzog. From inside the 3 months out-of planning mindful analysis was developed out of the ways employed by 30 outings in the Highest China. A foremost conclusion reach is actually you to definitely, essentially, toomuch date ended up being used on the newest mountain by itself so they ps need to be pitched, new shot made, together with evacuation done with minimum of you can easily impede. It hoped similar to this to attenuate the brand new bad aftereffect of foul weather which the fresh real and moral destruction indivisible of prepared within highest altitudes was stopped. Around Herzog this tactic is actually completed with correct French elan. The actual date taken over the absolute most rapid attack ever generated towards the a mountain out-of similar peak was just half dozen months. The only shade shed on this joyous achievement would be the fact very big an expense is actually paid back by a few who reached the fresh summit: Herzog has lost all his fingers and you can feet, and you can Lachenal most of the his foot. New Himalayan Club has already sent well done to them into the getting composed Chevaliers of Legion from Honor. We now wish to compliment Yards. Lucien Devies, Dr. Oudot, and you may M. age really-deserved honour.-Ed.
Given that the plane took off of Le Bourget my personal friends and you will I, in spite of the depression from get-off-bringing, considered a feeling of relief, going back- second plans ended up being exciting and you may bothering. We had only 1 consider planned, to bed and you can retrieve on variety of the previous couple of days. Oudot, I recall, slept all the way out of Le Bourget so you’re able to Asia. We stopped within Karachi and you will Cairo, as well as on coming during the Delhi was in fact asked of the Yards. Daniel Levi, new French Ambassador in order to Asia, and his staff.
The fresh new Himalayas: the highest and you may loveliest hills worldwide So you’re able to united states it was indeed an aspiration-unattainable-and that always to remain a dream-immediately after which an expedition was decided on and you may furnished and we also had been questioned to engage in they
For the Monday, fourth ent, because of the input of Indian Foreign Place of work and the efforts of 
Embassy, try eliminated through the Community and you may brought to the latest route from the Dated Delhi for transportation on the railhead during the Nautanwa. This employment was managed from the Schatz, Lachenal, and you will Terray, who spent an extended stressful trip to Dated Delhi Station surrounded from the a large group off dirty porters putting on a kind of consistent, immediately after light nevertheless now ranging from grey to help you black colored, having purple turbans.
