Jean Couzy

Jean Couzy (9 July 1923 – 2 November 1958) was a French mountaineer.

Prior to this, his usual climbing partner was Marcel Schatz, another member of the expedition.

In the Alps, Jean Couzy was the first to ascend the following routes: On 2 November 1958 he was hit on the head by a rock fall in the southern face of crête des Bergers (southern rim of the Bure plateau) in the Dévoluy Mountains.

He is buried in Montmaur cemetery, at the foot of the mountain where his accident occurred.

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