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title: "2 Lionel Terray Quotes - Famous Mountaineer (Conquistadors of the useless)"
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# Lionel Terray

(1921–1965)   Mountaineer

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Lionel Terray was a mountaineer, best known for *Conquistadors of the useless*.

## Quick Facts About Lionel Terray

Born July 25, 1921

Died September 19, 1965

Profession Mountaineer

Notable works Conquistadors of the useless

## About Lionel Terray

Lionel Terray was a French climber who made many first ascents, including on the 1955 French Makalu expedition in the Himalaya and Cerro Fitz Roy in the Patagonian Andes.

##  Quotes by Lionel Terray

> [On this proud and beautiful mountain we have lived hours of fraternal, warm and exalting nobility. Here for a few days we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-terray/on-this-proud-and-beautiful-mountain-we-have-lived-hours-of-fraternal/)

Lionel Terray

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/lionel-terray-109236_be-a-slave_on-this-proud-and-beautiful-mountain-we_1718662.png)

> [If the conquest of a great peak brings moments of exultation and bliss, which in the monotonous, materialistic existence of modern times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-terray/if-the-conquest-of-a-great-peak-brings-moments-of-exultation-and/)

Lionel Terray

[Approach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/lionel-terray-109236_approach_if-the-conquest-of-a-great-peak-brings-m_1792465.jpg)

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