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 up 26,867-foot Mount Cho Oyu. 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.

Claudine van der Straten in 1959.

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]

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References
  1. "'but I Was Alone'". Sports Illustrated. November 23, 1959.
  2. 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.
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