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Annapurna
8.091 meters
Ranking: 10
Altitude: 8.091 m.
Location: 28º 35' 43''N, 83º 49' 11'' E. Nepal
First ascent: On 3 June 1950 Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal with a French expedition (Louis Lachenal, Gaston Rebuffat, Lionel Terray, Marcel Schatz, Jean Couzy, Jacques Oudot, Marcel Ichac, Francis de Noyelle) summitted Annapurna I.
Peak conquered by Edurne Pasaban on 17 April 2008.
Annapurna
Spring 2010 was the time chosen by Edurne Pasabán to make a final strike on the challenge of the 14 'eight-thousanders’. After a change of plans, the girl from Guipuzkoa started the home straight of her a challenge with Annapurna. On 13 April, the alpinist set foot on the roof of the most dangerous peak on the planet, at 8,091 meters. The bad weather stretched out the expedition on the 'Goddess of harvests', where avalanches are frequent
Annapurna is statistically the most lethal of the 14 eight-thousanders, due above all to the constant avalanches sweeping all of its flanks, including the ascent route on the north face. This is why Edurne hoped to be there as little time as possible.
Annapurna is the name of a series of peaks in the Himalayas, a range 55 km long with its highest point, Annapurna I, rising to 8,091 meters above sea level, making it the 10th highest summit on earth, and one of the "eight-thousanders". Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which can be translated as Goddess of the Harvests.
The Annapurna range has six main peaks:
Annapurna I 8,091 m – 26,545 ft.
Annapurna II 7,937 m – 26,040 ft.
Annapurna III 7,555 m – 24,786 ft.
Annapurna IV 7,525 m - 24,688 ft.
Gangapurna 7,455 m – 24,457 ft.
Annapurna South 7,219 m – 23,684 ft.
Annapurna I was the first summit of over 8,000 meters above sea level to be climbed by a human. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal with a French expedition (Louis Lachenal, Gaston Rebuffat, Lionel Terray, Marcel Schatz, Jean Couzy, Jacques Oudot, Marcel Ichac, and Francis de Noyelle) managed it on 3 June 1950.
The first time anyone managed to summit the mountain via the south face of Annapurna was in 1970. It was achieved by the British expedition led by Chris Bonington, which included the alpinist Ian Clough, who died on the descent.
On 3 February 1987, Jerzy Kukuczka and Artur Hajzer, managed the first ascent of an "eight-thousander" in winter.
Annapurna is statistically the most lethal of the 14 eight-thousanders, due above all to the constant avalanches sweeping all of its flanks, including the ascent route on the north face. This is why Edurne hoped to be there as little time as possible.
Annapurna is the name of a series of peaks in the Himalayas, a range 55 km long with its highest point, Annapurna I, rising to 8,091 meters above sea level, making it the 10th highest summit on earth, and one of the "eight-thousanders". Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which can be translated as Goddess of the Harvests.
The Annapurna range has six main peaks:
Annapurna I 8,091 m – 26,545 ft.
Annapurna II 7,937 m – 26,040 ft.
Annapurna III 7,555 m – 24,786 ft.
Annapurna IV 7,525 m - 24,688 ft.
Gangapurna 7,455 m – 24,457 ft.
Annapurna South 7,219 m – 23,684 ft.
Annapurna I was the first summit of over 8,000 meters above sea level to be climbed by a human. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal with a French expedition (Louis Lachenal, Gaston Rebuffat, Lionel Terray, Marcel Schatz, Jean Couzy, Jacques Oudot, Marcel Ichac, and Francis de Noyelle) managed it on 3 June 1950.
The first time anyone managed to summit the mountain via the south face of Annapurna was in 1970. It was achieved by the British expedition led by Chris Bonington, which included the alpinist Ian Clough, who died on the descent.
On 3 February 1987, Jerzy Kukuczka and Artur Hajzer, managed the first ascent of an "eight-thousander" in winter.
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animo edurne estamos pendientes de ti constantemente,a tres dias para comenzar ansiamos tu victoria,animo y fuerza,besos....
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