Description: Annapurna : The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak by Maurice Herzog. Hard Cover, No dust jacket. 1st edition.E.P. Dutton & Company, 1952. Condition: Good. Shipped via Media Mail.Annapurna is a massif in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal. The massif is 34 mi long, and is bounded by the Kali Gandaki Gorge on the west, the Marshyangdi River on the north and east, and by Pokhara Valley on the south. At the western end, the massif encloses a high basin called the Annapurna Sanctuary. The highest peak of the massif, Annapurna IMain, is the tenth highest mountain in the world at 26,545 ft above sea level. Maurice Herzog led a French expedition to its summit through the north face in 1950, making it the first of the eight-thousanders to be climbed and the only 8,000 meter-peak to be summited with a safe descent on the first try. This offering features a 1952 hardcover 1st edition of this story. The book also contains a number of pages of photos (color & black & white) taken during the expedition. I Otherwise condition is quite good. Ships via USPS Media Mail. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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Language: English
Author: Maurice Herzog
Publisher: E.P. Dutton
Subject: History