History of the first ascent of Aconcagua by the south face in February 1954 by the French shock team led by René Ferlet and composed of Lucien Bérardini, Adrien Dagory, Edmond Denis, Pierre Lesueur, Robert Paragot and Guy Poulet. In seven days of combat, they extricate themselves from the mountain in a pitiful state; all except Robert Paragot will be victims of severe frostbite which earned them amputations, some important as for “Lulu” Bérardini who lost part of his left hand.

Aconcagua

French mountaineering after the war experienced a formidable revival. Faced with aristocratic mountaineering and professional mountaineering, of which the guides are the emblematic figure, a new form of amateur mountaineering stemming from working-class Parisian circles is developing: "rogue mountaineering". The Robert Paragot-Lucien rope Bérardini is the most striking illustration of this.Insolent, iconoclastic, non-conformist, they symbolize the post-war climbers of modest origins who, making fun of conventions and rules, overthrew the stereotypes of the "perfect mountaineer". , driven by a tremendous desire to be and to surpass themselves, Lucien Bérardini and Robert Paragot have found in climbing the way to release their overflowing energy.