It is the enthralling account, by the leader of the French expedition, of the
first conquest of Annapurna- at that time, and at more than 8000 m., the
highest mountain ever climbed!
A classic of its kind…His vivid high powered but never overdramatised
account of the ascent still reads splendidly». («The Irish Times»). In 1950
no mountain higher than 8000 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.»
This work presents the enthralling account, by the leader of the French
expedition, of the first conquest of Annapurna – at that time, and at more
than 8000 metres, the highest mountain ever climbed. It is a story of
breathtaking courage and determination against appalling odds. In records of
mountaineering, in tales of human endeavour, there is nothing so unforgettable
as the account of the descent by the triumphant but frost-bitten men, after
the monsoon had broken, through the flooded valleys of Nepal. 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.
