Claudine van der Straten-Ponthoz
Claudine van der Straten-Ponthoz (Etterbeek, 25 September 1924 - Himalaya 2 October 1959) was a pioneering Belgian-French mountaineer, who died on October 2, 1959, while taking part in a women-only expedition to climb Cho Oyu, 8,188 m (26,864 ft) and the sixth-highest mountain in the world. She and the leader of the expedition, Mme Claude Kogan, and two Sherpa porters perished in an avalanche.[1] Dorothea Gravina then took charge of the expedition.
Baroness Van der Straten-Ponthoz was a former skiing star and the daughter of the Belgian count Roger van der Straten Ponthoz (1888-1972).[2]
See also
[edit]- List of deaths on eight-thousanders
- Chloé Graftiaux, Belgian female alpinist
References
[edit]- ^ "but I Was Alone". Sports Illustrated. November 23, 1959. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ Bradsher, Henry S. (2013). The Dalai Lama's Secret and Other Reporting Adventures : Stories from a Cold War Correspondent. LSU Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8071-5050-4.