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Lionel Terray (25 July 1921 – 19 September 1965) was a French climber who made many first ascents, including on the 1955 French Makalu expedition in the Himalaya (with Jean Couzy on 15 May 1955) and Cerro Fitz Roy in the Patagonian Andes (with Guido Magnone in 1952).
Lionel Terray est un alpiniste français né le 25 juillet 1921 à Grenoble et mort le 19 septembre 1965 aux arêtes du Gerbier dans le massif du Vercors. Il constitue, avec Louis Lachenal , l'une des meilleures cordées françaises de l'après-guerre, réalisant notamment la première répétition de la face nord de l'Eiger en 1947.
Apr 17, 2012 · He was one of the greatest alpinists in that age and a model which inspired a whole generation of mountaineers, but not only: history tells us, through his behavior during some definite events, as Annapurna Expedition in the year 1950, that he also was a true mountain’s hero.
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Following World War II, when France desperately needed successes to heal its wounds, Terray emerged as a national hero, conquering summits atop the planet's highest mountains. This biography of Lionel Terry is filled with first-time feats and acts of bravery in the face of unspeakable odds.
Feb 18, 2022 · Terray’s conquests include a handful of superlatives, among them the 1955 first ascent of Makalu, at 27,766 feet the world’s fifth-highest mountain, but he was most drawn to a particular kind of useless — virgin peaks combining great aesthetic beauty and mountaineering challenge.
Sep 16, 2008 · Following World War II, when France desperately needed successes to heal its wounds, Terray emerged as a national hero, conquering summits atop the planet's highest mountains....
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Aug 1, 2019 · Lionel Terray was a legendary French mountaineer who made many first ascents in the Alps, Himalayas and Patagonia. He died in a tragic accident in 1965 with his friend Marc Martinetti on the East face of Gerbier.
