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Annapurna
I ( 8091
meters high; 26545 feet) is located on the Annapurna massif in North-central
Nepal. Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world, was first climbed in
1950 by the French expedition Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal on June 3rd,
1950. The first 8000 meter peak climbed, today it is arguably the most
feared. Annapurna is translated " Goddess of the Harvests" or "the
Provider".
The major peaks on
the Annapurna range is Annapurna I (8091 meters high), Annapurna II (7937
meters), Annapurna III (7555 meters), Annapurna IV (7525 meters), Gangapurna
(7455 meters) and Annapurna South (7219 meters).
Annapurna was the first
8000-meter peak ever climbed. The 1950 first ascent via the North Face was
immortalized in the great Maurice Herzog's book "Annapurna". 20 years more it
took for another team to succeed on the mountain. Chris Bonington's team 1970
ascent of the South Face of Annapurna was a landmark in the history of
mountaineering. Two American women, Irene Miller and Vira Komarkova, have
reached the summit via the North Face in October of 1978, making the first
ascent by Americans! In May of 1988, American Steve Boyer, working with a large
French expedition, reached the summit, repeating the Bonington route on the
South Face with a large French expedition.
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