René Desmaison

Biography

René Desmaison (April 14, 1930, in Bourdeilles, Dordogne – September 28, 2007) was a veteran French mountaineer, climber and alpinist. Desmaison had climbed more than 1,000 mountains since the 1950s. He made the first ascent of 114 previously unclimbed mountains throughout the Andes, Alps and Himalayas in his 40-year climbing career. He is also credited with creating several new winter routes in the Alps. René Desmaison died on September 28, 2007, at La Timone Hospital in Marseille, France. He was 77 years old. Source: Article "René Desmaison" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Champs-Elysées

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Stars at Noon

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Les Conquérants De l'Impossible : Portrait De René Desmaison

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Eric Escoffier, la Fureur de Vivre

as Self (archive footage)

When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

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Gary Hemming, le beatnik des cimes

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Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes

as Self (archive footage)