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and at least nine were the first female or all-female ascents. At the start of her career, Boulaz and Lulu Durand became the first women to climb the Dent du Requin (1932) and the southwest face of the
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Boulaz was also a successful alpine skier; she was a member of the Swiss national ski team in 1936 and 1937, and in 1937 she placed fourth in the FIS World Ski Championships
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Boulaz began climbing in the Alps in the 1930s and continued making major ascents until the 1970s. Of her major climbs, four were the
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of the Sahara, which she named Tour Loulou. She was made an honorary member of the
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died during an avalanche. In 1977, she was the first to climb a new route in the
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Swiss
mountain climber
alpine skier
Alps
Avenches
International Labour Organization
Geneva
first ascents
Dent du Géant
Aiguille des Grands Charmoz
Les Droites
Petit Dru
Raymond Lambert
Grandes Jorasses
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey
Mont Blanc
Mont Vélan
Valais
Cima Grande di Lavaredo
Himalaya
Caucasus
Sahara
Cho Oyu
Claude Kogan
Claudine van der Straten-Ponthoz
Sherpas
Aïr Mountains
Swiss Alpine Club
Ladies' Alpine Club

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