Chantal Mauduit
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Chantal Mauduit was a noted female French alpinist. Born in 1964, she started climbing at the age of 15 and 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 (1992), Shisha Pangma (1993), Cho Oyu (1993), Lhotse (1996), Manaslu (1996), Gasherbrum II (1997). Her promising climbing career was cut short by an avalanche on Dhaulagiri on May 16, 1998 that killed her and her Sherpa partner while they were asleep in their tent. She is remembered for her high spirits and smile.
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- Chantal Mauduit biographical note from MountainZone.com
- Savage Mountain: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2 by Jennifer Jordan
- Association Chantal Mauduit Namaste (in French)
