Annapurna
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Annapurna

The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Annapurna

The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak

About this book

One of Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time: A gripping firsthand account of one of the most daring climbing expeditions in history.
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Annapurna I is the name given to the 8,100-meter mountain that ranks among the most forbidding in the Himalayan chain. Dangerous not just for its extreme height but for a long and treacherous approach, its summit proved unreachable until 1950, when a group of French mountaineers made a mad dash for its peak. They became the first men to accomplish the feat, doing so without oxygen tanks or any of the modern equipment that contemporary climbers use. The adventure nearly cost them their lives.
Maurice Herzog dictated this firsthand account of the remarkable trek from a hospital bed as he recovered from injuries sustained during the climb. An instant bestseller, it remains one of the most famous mountaineering books of all time, and an enduring testament to the power of the human spirit.
 

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Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2011
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781453220733
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Annapurna
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Foreword
  7. Chapter I. Preparations
  8. Chapter II. The Himalaya
  9. Chapter III. The Hidden Valley
  10. Chapter IV. The East Dhaulagiri Glacier
  11. Chapter V. Looking for Annapurna
  12. Chapter VI. Council of War
  13. Chapter VII. The Miristi Khola
  14. Chapter VIII. The Spur
  15. Chapter IX. Annapurna
  16. Chapter X. The Sickle
  17. Chapter XI. Camp II
  18. Chapter XII. The Assault
  19. Chapter XIII. The Third of June
  20. Chapter XIV. The Crevasse
  21. Chapter XV. The Avalanche
  22. Chapter XVI. The Retreat
  23. Chapter XVII. In the Woods of Lete
  24. Chapter XVIII. Through the Paddy Fields
  25. Chapter XIX. Gorakhpur
  26. Chapter XX. There Are Other Annapurnas
  27. Glossary
  28. Copyright

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