Louis Lachenal (17 July 1921-25 November 1955), a French climber born in Annecy, was one of the first to climb a summit of more than 8,000 meters. On 3 June 1950, along with Maurice Herzog, he reached the summit of Annapurna I in Nepal at a height of 8,091 m (26,545 ft). Previously he had made the second ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1947, with Lionel Terray. He died while skiing in Chamonix. Wikipedia
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Louis Lachenal had broken through a snow bridge, twenty-five meters below the back of his head struck a block of ice and snapped his neck, he must have died instantly. pistehors.com/news/ski/comments/louis-lachenal-the-star-t...