Benoît Chamoux
Benoît Chamoux was a French Alpinist, who claimed to have summited 13 of the Eight-thousanders in the Himalayas.
Three of these climbs are disputed and are not formally recorded. His official recorded number of ascents is 10.
Biography
Chamoux was born in La Roche-sur-Foron near Mont Blanc in the department of Haute-Savoie, France. He disappeared near the summit of his 14th Himalayan peak, Kangchenjunga on 5 October 1995 with photographer Pierre Royer and their Sherpa Riku. Three of his eight-thousander ascents were to either their fore-summits or the plateau, and are disputed.The non-profit "Foundation Benoît Chamoux" was created under the auspices of the Foundation of France with the mission to educate Sherpa children who have lost their fathers in mountain expeditions.
Principal achievements
- 1982: Diamond couloir on Mount Kenya
- 1983: Huascaran South in Peru
Solo ascents
- 1985: Gasherbrum II on 15 June and Gasherbrum I on 22 June.
- 1986: Broad Peak at 16:00 on 20 June and K2 arête des Abruzzes at 23:00 on 7 July in just 23 hours of climbing.
- 1987: Nanga Parbat via Diamir at 23:00 on 7 July.
Expeditions leading the team l’Esprit d’Équipe
- 1988: Annapurna via the South Face on 10 May. Five men of the six-man team reached the summit.
- 1989: Manaslu via the South Face on 12 and 15 May. Everyone in the eight-man team reached the summit in four teams of two.
- 1990: Cho Oyu on 30 April. Everyone in the seven-man team reached the summit.
- 1990: Shishapangma on 12 May. Everyone in the seven-man team reached the summit..
Scientific expeditions
- 1992: Measurement of Everest on 29 September.
- 1993: Dhaulagiri on 6 October.
- 1994: Lhotse.
- 1995: Makalu on 7 May.
- 1995: Disappeared on Kangchenjunga with Pierre Royer and their Sherpa on 6 October near the summit.