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MAURICE HERZOG
We have been very pleased on Bar Alpin Frangais in addition to Federation Frangaise de- los angeles Montagne to possess helping us to apply for the tale on Himalayan Log. F.Meters. as well as breeding isn’t let. France as the a country continues to be young from inside the Himalayan feel, having introduced one expedition before 1950. It was the newest Karakoram venture off 1936 wide M. Henry de- Segogne. The latest C.A good.F. as well as the F.F.Meters., each other under the Presidency of Yards. Lucien Devies, assented that this must be 321chat remedied and made a decision to organize a keen expedition-to own I95°we with the object away from conquering, the very first time ever, a keen 8,000-metre top. A powerful Himalayan Committee was shaped, also obviously de Segogne, and a group is actually selected on the ointment from French mountaineers. Around the entire the beginning had been that of Devies, in which he would appear is well-known options since the frontrunner, however, he had, seem to, computed right from the start that he would-be inside the a healthier position locate all that is called for and usually be able to advance the fresh new appeal of the journey in the event the the guy delegated the newest government order to another. He chosen just the right kid from inside the Maurice Herzog. Into the three months out of preparation mindful investigation is made away from the ways used by 30 outings inside Higher China. A foremost completion started to are you to definitely, basically, toomuch big date got spent on this new mountain in itself so that they ps should be pitched, the sample made, while the evacuation carried out with at least you can impede. It hoped in this way to reduce the latest bad effect of foul-weather hence the bodily and you will ethical deterioration indivisible out-of wishing at highest altitudes could be avoided. Around Herzog this plan is through with real French elan. The real go out taken over the most fast assault ever before produced on a hill out-of similar top was only half a dozen weeks. Truly the only shadow throw on this subject joyous end would be the fact so heavy an expense was paid back by a couple of whom hit the newest summit: Herzog has lost all of the their fingertips and base, and Lachenal all the his foot. Brand new Himalayan Bar has recently sent done well in it to the are authored Chevaliers of one’s Legion away from Honour. We have now need to compliment Yards. Lucien Devies, Dr. Oudot, and you can M. age really-deserved honor.-Ed.
While the the airplane took off away from Le Bourget my friends and We, in spite of the despair regarding exit-getting, experienced a feeling of rescue, during the last- second plans got pleasing and bothering. We’d singular thought in your mind, to bed and you will retrieve about variety of the previous couple of months. Oudot, I recall, slept completely out of Ce Bourget so you’re able to India. I averted during the Karachi and you may Cairo, and on coming during the Delhi was indeed invited by M. Daniel Levi, the fresh new French Ambassador so you can Asia, and his awesome teams.
The fresh Himalayas: the greatest and you will loveliest hills around the world To help you all of us they was indeed a dream-unattainable-and this constantly to remain an aspiration-and then a trip was agreed on and you can equipped so we was expected to engage in it
Into the Saturday, 4th ent, due to the intervention of one’s Indian Overseas Workplace and the work of the Embassy, is actually cleaned from Community and you can taken to the latest station from the Old Delhi for transportation into railhead during the Nautanwa. Which employment was treated because of the Schatz, Lachenal, and Terray, just who spent a lengthy exhausting day at Dated Delhi Station encircled by the a large group regarding filthy porters using sort of consistent, after white the good news is anywhere between grey in order to black, having yellow turbans.
