Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8000-Metre peak

In 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of an 8,075-meter(26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called Annapurna. But  unlike other climbs, the routes up Annapurna had ever been charted. Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain  using crude maps, pick out a single untried route, and go for the summit. Annapurna is unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing is one of the great mountain-adventure stories of all time.

This new edition-due for publication shortly before the sixtieth anniversary  of the Annapurna ascent on June 3, 2010-will feature a new foreword  by Conrad Anker.

“Those who have never seen the Himalayas , those who never care to risk an assault,will know when they finish this book that they have been a companion of greatness.”