reputation and inspired a generation of mountaineers. Controversy over his account of the ascent Some aspects of Herzog's account of the summit day have been called into question with the publication of other members’ accounts of the expedition, most significantly by a biography of Gaston Rébuffat and the posthumous publication, in 1996, of Lachenal's contemporaneous journals. The 2000 book True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna by David Roberts gives one view of the controversy. Other achievements Herzog went on to become the French Minister of Youth and Sport from 1958 to 1963, and mayor of the alpine town of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee for 25 years from 1970, and has an honorary member after 1995. He was a Grand Officer of the Legion d'Honneur and holder of the Croix de Guerre for military service 1939–45. Herzog was a 1944 graduate of the French business school HEC Paris. Publications (first American printing) (current American edition) Related books (current English edition - original French edition 1961) References External links Obituary: David Roberts, Pioneering French Climber and Author Maurice Herzog Dies https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1951_files/AJ58%201951%20155-168%20Herzog%20Annapurna.pdf 1919 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Lyon Mayors of places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Union for the New Republic politicians Union of Democrats for the Republic politicians Government ministers of France Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 4th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 5th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic French mountain climbers International Olympic Committee members HEC Paris alumni French Resistance members French military personnel of World War II Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany