Annapurna: The First Conquest Of An 8000 Metre Peak

Author: Maurice Herzog

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  • : 9780099541462
  • : Penguin Random House
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  • : January 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 16mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : June 2011
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Description

In 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog and other members of the French Alpine Club resolved to try. This is the enthralling story of the first conquest of Annapurna and the harrowing descent. With breathtaking courage and grit manifest on every page, Annapurna is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. As well as an introduction by Joe Simpson, this new edition includes 16 pages of photographs, which provide a remarkable visual record of this legendary expedition.

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One of the great works of mountaineering literature.

Reviews

"After being swept off his feet by an avalanche and left dangling by a rope around his neck, Herzog began to pass water, violently and uncontrollably. Your reaction may be only slightly less extreme as you move from one nail-biting moment to the next in this wonderful 1952 tale of triumph and frostbite." - Outside


"Quite simply the greatest mountaineering book ever written." - Joe Simpson

Author description

The distinguished French mountaineer Maurice Herzog was leader of the 1950 expedition to Annapurna. He was one of the two climbers to reach the summit.