Annapurna
| Annapurna | |
|---|---|
Annapurna I and South from Poon Hill | |
| Elevation: | 8,091 metres (26,545 feet) Ranked 10th |
| Coordinates: | 28°35′ N 83°57′ E |
| Location: | Nepal |
| Range: | Himalaya |
| First ascent: | 1950 by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal |
| Easiest route: | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalayas, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the "eight-thousanders". Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which is translated as Goddess of the Harvests.
The Annapurna massif contains six major 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 8,000 metre peak to be climbed. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, of a French expedition, reached the summit on June 3 1950.
The south face of Annapurna was first climbed in 1970 by a British expedition led by Chris Bonnington and including the alpinist Ian Clough, who was killed by a falling ice-pillar during the descent.
On 3 February 1987, Jerzy Kukuczka and Artur Hajzer, a Polish climber, made the first ascent of a eight-thousander in winter.
External link
- Annapurna on Peakware – photos
| Eight-thousander series | |
| Annapurna | Broad Peak | Cho Oyu | Dhaulagiri | Everest | Gasherbrum I | Gasherbrum II | |
| K2 | Kanchenjunga | Lhotse | Makalu | Manaslu | Nanga Parbat | Shishapangma |
In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durgha.
Annapurna also refers to some breath-oriented techniques of meditation.
Categories: Mountains of Nepal | Eight-thousanders