Mount Annapurna Expedition

Annapurna First Mountain is the lowest 8000m peak in World which is situated in Nepal. Annapurna 8091m was first climbed by a French expedition in 1950. There are four summits called Annapurna; the entire massif forms a barrier on the northern side of the Pokhara valley. The main summit is to the west of Annapurna sanctuary. A French Expedition led by Maurice Herzong explored the Kali Gandaki valley in 1950.  

After descending Dhaulagiri was too difficult, the turned their attention to combing Annapurna. Hampered by inaccurate maps, they spend considerable time and effort finding a way to the food of the mountain. They eventually ascended via Miristi Khola to the north face of mount Annapurna first that was the first ascent of any 8000m Peak which was climbed in June 1950. Just before the start of the Monsoon. The Summiteers suffered frostbite on descents and were finally evacuated back to the road head in India. Annapurna was not climbed again until 1970, when a British army expedition followed essentially the same route as Herzog. At the same time Cris Boning led a successful British expedition to the very steep and difficult south face. With only 109 ascents, Annapurna has had fewer successful climbs than any other 8000m peak..

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