Jean-Paul Paris

Biography

Jean-Paul Paris, nicknamed "Paname," was a French mountaineer who made his mark on the history of mountaineering in the 1960s and 1970s.

An assistant professor at INSA Lyon, he played a key role in the discovery and development of Yannick Seigneur, a future great in French mountaineering. Together, they opened several difficult routes in the Vercors between 1962 and 1964. Jean-Paul Paris notably distinguished himself during the first winter ascent of the north face of Les Drus in 1967, a seven-day ascent made with Yannick Seigneur, Michel Feuillarade, and Claude Jager, which remains a benchmark in the history of French mountaineering. He also participated in the famous French expedition to...