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Chantal Mauduit
French mountaineer (1964–1998)
Chantal Mauduit (24 March 1964 – 13 May 1998) was a French alpinist.
Biography
Born in Paris, Mauduit arrived in the French Alps at age five and started climbing at the age of 15.
After several difficult routes in the Alps, she focused her attention on the Andes, and then the Himalayas, where she climbed K2 (1992; fourth woman overall), Shisha Pangma (1993), Cho Oyu (1993), Lhotse (1996; first woman solo with no proof she made it to the summit), Manaslu (1996), and Gasherbrum II (1997), all without supplemental oxygen.
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Along with her Sherpa partner Ang Tsering, she was killed at Camp II on Dhaulagiri on May 11, 1998. Her body was returned to France and the autopsy concluded that the cause of death was a broken neck.
In honor of her generosity, her friends and family created a foundation to help needy Nepalese children, especially girls and those in need of schooling: The Association Chantal Mauduit Namasté.
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