| Type | Club |
| Country | France 🇫🇷 |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Members recorded | 76 |
| Presidents recorded | 6 |
An elite French mountaineering club founded in 1919 by climbers from the Groupe des Rochassiers to promote difficult and guideless alpinism. Its members include leading alpinists from France and abroad, and it organises the Piolets d'Or. [1] [2] [3]
[1] Wikipedia https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_haute_montagne
[2] Alpine Journal 1970: The early years of the GHM https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1970_files/AJ%201970%20109-113%20Damesme%20GHM.pdf
[3] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/annuaire.php
76 recorded climbers.
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques de Lépiney | From 1919 |
Co-founded the GHM in 1919 with Paul Chevalier and Paul Job; listed among the 1919 active members. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de haute montagne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_haute_montagne [2] Alpine Journal 1970 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1970_files/AJ%201970%20109-113%20Damesme%20GHM.pdf |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques de Lépiney | 1919–1930 |
First president, 1919–1930. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de haute montagne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_haute_montagne |
| Henry de Ségogne | 1930–1937 |
President 1930–1937. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de haute montagne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_haute_montagne |
| Lucien Devies | 1945–1951 |
President 1945–1951. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de haute montagne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_haute_montagne [2] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=545 |
| Maurice Herzog | 1951–1956 |
President 1951–1956. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de haute montagne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_haute_montagne [2] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=110 |
| Guido Magnone | 1956–1965 |
President 1956–1965. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de haute montagne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_haute_montagne [2] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=135 |
| Robert Paragot | 1965–1975 |
President 1965–1975. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Robert Paragot https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Paragot [2] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=168 |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John Norman Collie | From 1920 |
Named an honorary member in 1920 ("Prof. Norman Collie"). [1] [2] References[1] Alpine Journal 1970 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1970_files/AJ%201970%20109-113%20Damesme%20GHM.pdf [2] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=354 |
| Chris Bonington |
Listed as "Membre d'honneur du G.H.M.". [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=32 |
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| Kurt Diemberger |
Listed as "Membre d'honneur du G.H.M.". [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=74 |
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| Reinhold Messner |
Listed as "Membre d'honneur du G.H.M.". [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=148 |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Rouse |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1986); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=579 |
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| André Contamine |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1985); no admission year given. Also: Wikipedia: André Contamine [1]. [2] References[1] Wikipedia: André Contamine https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Contamine [2] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=563 |
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| Arnold Lunn |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1974); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=498 |
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| Benjamin Guigonnet |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2025); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=841 |
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| Cesare Maestri |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2021); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=134 |
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| Dougal Haston |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1976); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=514 |
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| Douglas Busk |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1990); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=601 |
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| Edmund Hillary |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2008); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=269 |
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| Emilio Comici |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1940); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=352 |
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| Eric Escoffier |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1998); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=812 |
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| Gaston Rébuffat |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1985); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=570 |
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| Geoffrey Winthrop Young |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1958); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=418 |
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| George Band |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2011); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=12 |
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| Giancarlo Grassi |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1991); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=607 |
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| Godefroy Perroux |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2002); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=677 |
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| Guy Poulet |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2010); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=180 |
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| Herman Buhl |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1957); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=412 |
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| Ian Clough |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1970); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=473 |
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| Ian McNaught Davis |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2014); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=146 |
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| Jacques Poincenot |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1951); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=392 |
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| Jean-Christophe Lafaille |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2006); no admission year given. Also: Wikipedia: Jean-Christophe Lafaille [1]. [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Jean-Christophe Lafaille https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Christophe_Lafaille [2] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=263 |
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| Jean Couzy |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1958); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=419 |
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| Jean Franco |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1971); no admission year given. The entry gives his profession as director of ENSA. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=479 |
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| Jean-Marc Boivin |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1990); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=600 |
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| John Harlin |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1966); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=453 |
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| Józef Nyka |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 2021); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=160 |
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| Lionel Terray |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1965); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=451 |
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| Louis Lachenal |
In the GHM member directory (died 1955). [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=402 |
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| Marcel Louis Kurz |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1967); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=459 |
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| Mick Burke |
In the GHM member directory (directory gives death year 1975); no admission year given. [1] References[1] GHM directory https://ghm-alpinisme.fr/fiche.php?id=505 |