Gaston Rébuffat
French mountaineer and guide
Died when: 64 years 24 days (768 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Gaston Rébuffat (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ ʁebyfa]; 7 May 1921, Marseille – 31 May 1985, Paris) was a French alpinist, mountain guide, and author.
He is well known as a member of the first expedition to summit Annapurna 1 in 1950 and the first man to climb all six of the great north faces of the Alps.
In 1984, he was made an officer in the French Legion of Honour for his service as a mountaineering instructor for the French military.
At the age of 64, Gaston Rébuffat died of cancer in Paris, France.The climbing technique Gaston was named after him.
A photo of Rébuffat atop the Aiguille du Roc in the French Alps can be found on the Voyager Golden Records.
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