Jean Troillet
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Jean Troillet was born 10 March 1948 at Orsieres
and lives at La Fouly
in Valais
.
Of Swiss and Canadian nationality, he obtained his mountain guide
qualifications in 1969. He has climbed ten peaks of more than 8000 metres, all in alpine style
and without oxygen.
Troillet climbed Everest in 1986. In 1997 he was the first man to descend from the roof of the world on a snowboard
, although he did not ride down from the top .
Mountain guide
, and seafarer, he was the shipmate of Laurent Bourgnon on board Primagaz.
Photographer for Animan and heli-skiing guide.
Together with Erhard Loretan
, Troillet holds the speed record for the ascent of Everest by the North Face, that is, 43 hours to the summit and back.
Orsières
Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Orsières has an area, , of . Of this area, 16.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.2% is forested...
and lives at La Fouly
La Fouly
La Fouly is a village in the Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. The village, at an altitude of 1,600 metres, is part of the municipality of Orsières . It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif.La Fouly is a starting point for many hikes into the...
in Valais
Valais
The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
.
Of Swiss and Canadian nationality, he obtained his mountain guide
Mountain guide
Mountain guides are specially trained and experienced mountaineers and professionals who are generally certified by an association. They are considered experts in mountaineering.-Skills:Their skills usually include climbing, skiing and hiking...
qualifications in 1969. He has climbed ten peaks of more than 8000 metres, all in alpine style
Alpine style
Alpine style refers to mountaineering in a self-sufficient manner, thereby carrying all of one's food, shelter, equipment etc. as one climbs, as opposed to expedition style mountaineering which involves setting up a fixed line of stocked camps on the mountain which can be accessed at one's leisure...
and without oxygen.
Troillet climbed Everest in 1986. In 1997 he was the first man to descend from the roof of the world on a snowboard
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...
, although he did not ride down from the top .
Mountain guide
Mountain guide
Mountain guides are specially trained and experienced mountaineers and professionals who are generally certified by an association. They are considered experts in mountaineering.-Skills:Their skills usually include climbing, skiing and hiking...
, and seafarer, he was the shipmate of Laurent Bourgnon on board Primagaz.
Photographer for Animan and heli-skiing guide.
Together with Erhard Loretan
Erhard Loretan
Erhard Loretan was a Swiss mountain climber.Loretan was born in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg. He trained as a cabinet-maker and mountain guide and began his climbing career at the age of 11...
, Troillet holds the speed record for the ascent of Everest by the North Face, that is, 43 hours to the summit and back.
The 8000-metre peaks of Jean Troillet
- K2K2K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
, 8611 m - DhaulagiriDhaulagiriDhaulagiri is Earth's seventh highest mountain at ; one of fourteen over eight thousand metres. Dhaulagiri was first climbed May 13, 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian expedition....
, 8167 m - Everest, 8848 m
- Cho OyuCho OyuCho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal...
, 8201 m - Shisha Pangma, 8013 m
- MakaluMakaluMakalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at and is located southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China...
, 8463 m - LhotseLhotseLhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Everest via the South Col. In addition to the main summit at 8,516 metres above sea level, Lhotse Middle is and Lhotse Shar is...
, 8516 m - KangchenjungaKangchenjungaKangchenjunga is the third highest mountain of the world with an elevation of and located along the India-Nepal border in the Himalayas.Kangchenjunga is also the name of the section of the Himalayas and means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over...
, 8586 m - Gasherbrum IGasherbrum IGasherbrum I , also known as Hidden Peak or K5, is the 11th highest peak on Earth, located on the Pakistan-China border in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and Xinjiang region of China. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram region of the Himalaya...
, 8068 m - Gasherbrum IIGasherbrum IIGasherbrum II , also known as K4, is the 13th highest mountain on Earth, located on the border of Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China...
, 8035 m