Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak Paperback Author: Maurice Herzog | Language: English | ISBN:
1599218933 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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"Outdoor Classic" Winner of the 2010 National Outdoor Book Awards
“The most influential mountaineering book of all time.”
—National Geographic Adventure
“Those who have never seen the Himalayas, those who never care to risk an assault, will know when they finish this book that they have been a companion of greatness.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Before Everest, there was Annapurna. Frenchman Herzog led the first summitting of an 8,000-meter peak, dictating his story because he had lost all his fingers to frostbite.”
—Sports Illustrated
“While the ascent is thrilling enough, the harrowing descent . . . truly boggles the mind.”
—The Week
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One of Sports Illustrated’s top 100 sports books of all time
In 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of an 8,075-meter (26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called Annapurna. The route up Annapurna had never been charted, and Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using crude maps, pick out a possible line of ascent, and go for the summit. Annapurna is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent while suffering from frostbite and snow blindness. Herzog’s masterful narrative is one of the great mountain-adventure stories of all time.
This new edition—which commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the Annapurna ascent on June 3, 1950—features a new foreword by Conrad Anker.
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- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Lyons Press; 2 edition (May 18, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1599218933
- ISBN-13: 978-1599218939
- Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I love true adventure stories. Annapurna is a true adventure story of a French 1950 mountain climbing expedition. Two of their members are the first to reach the summit of a 8000M peak. Unheard of, many thought it could not be done. Annapurna is the epic book that influenced ED Vestures when he was a boy toward his mountain climbing greatness ( climbed all 13 8000M peaks with no supplemental oxygen...all his books 5 star see my reviews).
Annapurna is 278 pages of great adventure and lots of action. No boring parts. I read it in 3 days.
Here's a tidbit of the book to wet your appetite.
A group of some of the greatest mountain climbers is assembled with a great doctor/surgeon Oudot, and support people for the expedition. Local loyal helpers/guides called Sherpas and Coolies to help carry the heavy loads are hired. The leaders Sahibs have as their expedition leader Maurice Herzog. Herzog is seen as brave but sensibly cautious and uses lots of scouting of different routes. A higher mountain was originally thought OK to climb but it is found too dangerous at this time. Scouting more through glaciers around impassable ridges , a hidden valley a route to Annapurna is found. Already they are experiencing bad weather and are in a race with time as Monsoon rains are coming soon. Some routes are found to be no good. Lots of dangers, crevasses, and avalanches. Five ascending camps are set up. The expedition is rapidly breaking down due to health problems.
Herzog and Louise Lachenal make it to the top. All expedition members helped and team work was great. A lot of unselfish people. However Herzog loses his gloves and develops frostbite of the fingers and toes. Lachenal has frostbite of the toes and heal. Some of the others have snow blindness and injuries.
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