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Annapurna

The First Conquest of an 8000-metre Peak


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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."

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Cordee Code: CPB031
Author: Herzog
No of Pages: 272
Page Size: 129 x 198 mm
ISBN 10: 0099541467
ISBN 13: 9780099541462
Publisher: Pimlico
Published Date: March 2011
Edition: 1st , Mar-2011
Binding: Paperback
Illustrations: b+w plates
Weight: 220g

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