Gaston Rébuffat

Personal Info

Birthday

May 7, 1921

Day of Death

1985-05-31

(64 years old)

Place of Birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Also Known As

جاستون ريبوفات

Gaston Rébuffat

Biography

Gaston Rébuffat (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.

Known For

Filmography

2023
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Roped, 200 Years In The Eyes Of Chamonix Guides
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The World of Gaston Rébuffat
as Self (archive footage)
2000
When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema
as Self
1988
Baquet's Comeback
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Les Horizons Gagnés
as Self
1961
Entre Terre et Ciel
as Self
1960
Victories on the Himalayas
as Self
1959
Perilous Assignment
as Self - Guide
1955
Stars and Storms
as Self
1953
Victory over Annapurna
as Self
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
as Self
1947
Flammes De Pierres
as Self