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Resistance
W
HY WAS
M
AURICE
H
ERZOG THE LEADER
of the 1950 Annapurna expedition? His record of
ascents in the Alps was strong, but not of the very highest rank. Among French alpin-
ists a decade or more older than Herzog, two in particular—Pierre Allain, the driv-
ing force on the first ascent of the stern north face of the Petit Dru, and the superb
Chamonix guide Armand Charlet—might have seemed more qualified for leadership.
