Benoît Chamoux
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Benoît Chamoux was a French Alpinist born in La-Roche-sur-Foron near Mont Blanc in the department of Haute-Savoie, France on February 19th, 1961. Benoît climbed all 14 of the Eight-thousander Himalaya Mountains that are above 8000m. He disappeared near the summit of his 14th, Kangchenjunga (8586m) on October 6th 1995 with photographer Pierre Royer and their Sherpa Riku. The non-profit Foundation Benoît Chamoux was created in his memory under the auspices of the Foundation of France with the mission to educate Sherpa children who have lost their fathers in mountain expeditions.
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[edit] Principal achievements
- 1982: Diamond couloir on Mount Kenya
- 1983: Huascaran South in Peru
[edit] Solo ascents
- 1985: Gasherbrum II (8036m) on June 15th and
- Gasherbrum I (8068m) on June 22nd.
- 1986: Broad Peak (8047m) at 16:00 on June 20th and
- K2 (8611m) arête des Abruzzes at 23:00 on July 7th.
- 1987: Nanga Parbat (8125m) via Diamir at 23:00 on July 7th.
[edit] Expeditions leading the team l’Esprit d’Equipe
- 1988: Annapurna (8091m) via the South Face on May 10th. Five men of the six man team reached the summit.
- 1989: Manaslu (8183m) via the South Face on May 12th and 15th. Everyone in the eight man team reached the summit in four teams of two.
- 1990: Cho Oyu (8201m) on April 30th. Everyone in the seven man team reached the summit.
- Shisha Pangma (8013m) on May 12th. Everyone in the seven man team reached the summit.
[edit] Scientific expeditions
- 1992: Measurement of Everest (8846m) on September 29th.
- 1993: Dhaulagiri (8167m) on October 6th.
- 1994: Lhotse (8516m).
- 1995: Makalu (8463m) on May 7th.
- Kangchenjunga (8586m) disappeared with Pierre Royer and their Sherpa on October 6th near the summit.
