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Liliane Barrard

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Liliane Barrard

Birth
France
Death
Jun 1986 (aged 37–38)
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: K2 (mountain), at the Gilkey Memorial (base of K2) Add to Map
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Liliane and her husband Maurice were French mountaineers. After summitting K2 on June 23, 1986 (making her the second woman to ever do so), Liliane and her husband went missing on the descent. Liliane's body was found a month later on a snow field around 17,500 ft; Maurice's was found in 1998, on a glacier above Base Camp. Both are now buried at the Gilkey Memorial at the base of K2.
Liliane and her husband Maurice were French mountaineers. After summitting K2 on June 23, 1986 (making her the second woman to ever do so), Liliane and her husband went missing on the descent. Liliane's body was found a month later on a snow field around 17,500 ft; Maurice's was found in 1998, on a glacier above Base Camp. Both are now buried at the Gilkey Memorial at the base of K2.

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