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KOGAN, CLAUDE

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KOGAN, CLAUDE
(1919 - 1959) French mountaineer, one of the first women to climb as an equal with men. In 1949 she lead-climbed the south ridge of Aiguille Noire de Peuterey and in 1954, she nearly made the first ascent of Cho Oyu and the following year successfully climbed Ganesh 1. Died in 1959 while leading the international womenÆs expedition on Cho Oyu. Scarce A.L.S. in French on the verso of a postcard from the 1955 Franco-Swiss Expedition seeking to climb Mt. Everest, also signed by six other members of the expedition. In part: ""A friendly souvenir from this passionate country where we have advanced quite gently, in eight days of climbing we have made 700 meters! Nothing but views of mountains, resting hidden in clouds of fogà"". Light soiling, else very good.