Annapurna

Author : Arlene Blum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781619026032

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Annapurna by Arlene Blum Pdf

In August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalaya to make history as the first Americans—and the first women—to scale the treacherous slopes of Annapurna I, the world's tenth highest peak. Expedition leader Arlene Blum here tells their dramatic story: the logistical problems, storms, and hazardous ice climbing; the conflicts and reconciliations within the team; the terror of avalanches that threatened to sweep away camps and climbers. On October 15, two women and two Sherpas at last stood on the summit—but the celebration was cut short, for two days later, the two women of the second summit team fell to their deaths. Never before has such an account of mountaineering triumph and tragedy been told from a woman's point of view. By proving that women had the skill, strength, and courage necessary to make this difficult and dangerous climb, the 1978 Women's Himalayan Expedition's accomplishment had a positive impact around the world, changing perceptions about women's abilities in sports and other arenas. And Annapurna: A Woman's Place has become an acknowledged classic in the annals of women's achievements—a story of challenge and commitment told with passion, humor, and unflinching honesty.

Author : Siân Pritchard-Jones,Bob Gibbons
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783624492

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Annapurna by Siân Pritchard-Jones,Bob Gibbons Pdf

This guidebook describes 14 multi-day treks in Nepal's captivating Annapurna region, among the foothills of the mighty Himalaya. Routes range between 24km and 200km (15-124 miles) and between 4 and 23 days, with maximum altitudes from 1750m to 5416m. Areas covered include Machhapuchhre, Pokhara and Lamjung Himal. The varied treks showcase this inspiring landscape, offering stunning vistas of snow-clad peaks and verdant valleys. From the classic Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Sanctuary to lesser-known routes, this is the definitive guide to exploring Nepal's most popular trekking region. With accommodation options including a mixture of homestay, camping and lodges, trekkers have the opportunity to immerse themselves in their surroundings and experience the warmth and richness of Nepalese hospitality and culture. As well as detailed route description and sketch mapping, the guide presents a wealth of information to help make the most of a trip, including practical advice on transport, visas and permits, when to go, what to take and health and safety. There are notes on different styles of trekking, tips on cultural etiquette and fascinating background information on the region's history, plants and wildlife, culture and religion.

Author : Leon David Dunn
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781622873180

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Dreaming Annapurna by Leon David Dunn Pdf

Joseph Dixon, a seasoned traveler, is drawn to the ethereal ruggedness of the Himalayas. But it's the turn of the millennium and the Maoist People's War has been quietly tearing Nepal apart. As a volunteer, Joseph settles into the Myagdi district of Nepal, a good two days walk to anywhere he would consider civilization. In the tiny village of Rinrut he meets young Kunjana, a wartime orphan whose parents have been killed by Maoists. Once the violence overflows into Myagdi and Kunjana is attacked, Joseph, trying to give this young child a chance at a life in Kathmandu plots her escape. Joseph's noble intentions have consequences far greater than he could have imagined. After trekking the famed but increasingly hostile Annapurna Circuit trek, and upon his return home, Joseph is forced to come to terms with himself and his connection to the Kingdom in the Clouds.

Author : Maurice Herzog
Publisher : Random House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781409077275

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Annapurna by Maurice Herzog Pdf

One of the finest mountaineering books. A phenomenal tale of strength and valour. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOE SIMPSON In 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 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. The distinguished French mountaineer Maurice Herzog was leader of the 1950 expedition to Annapurna. He was one of the two climbers to reach the summit.

Author : Maurice Herzog
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781453220733

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Annapurna by Maurice Herzog Pdf

One of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 Sports Books of All Time: A gripping firsthand account of one of the most daring climbing expeditions in history. Annapurna I is the name given to the 8,100-meter mountain that ranks among the most forbidding in the Himalayan chain. Dangerous not just for its extreme height but for a long and treacherous approach, its summit proved unreachable until 1950, when a group of French mountaineers made a mad dash for its peak. They became the first men to accomplish the feat, doing so without oxygen tanks or any of the modern equipment that contemporary climbers use. The adventure nearly cost them their lives. Maurice Herzog dictated this firsthand account of the remarkable trek from a hospital bed as he recovered from injuries sustained during the climb. An instant bestseller, it remains one of the most famous mountaineering books of all time, and an enduring testament to the power of the human spirit.

Author : Andrew Stevenson
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781472116109

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Annapurna Circuit by Andrew Stevenson Pdf

Many disenchanted Westerners have gone to the Himalayas in search of renewal, but no one has written about the experience as perceptively and personally as Andrew Stevenson in Annapurna Circuit. A traveller all his life, Stevenson responds to people and places with an openness unique to the cultural nomad - his portraits of the men, women and children of the Annapurnas, and the fellow-backpackers from all over the world who intermittently shared his journey, are a delight; his descriptions of the landscape, and the physical hardships of the trek are enthralling. But like every travel book of real quality, this is also the result of a spiritual journey. A richly rewarding read on every level, Annapurna Circuit is a modern travel classic in the tradition of Peter Matthiesson's Snow Leopard and Andrew Harvey's Journey to Ladakh.

Author : David Roberts
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476737874

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True Summit by David Roberts Pdf

In a startling look at the classic Annapurna—the most famous book about mountaineering—David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak. In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and Annapurna, his account of the historic ascent, has long been regarded as the ultimate tale of courage and cooperation under the harshest of conditions. In True Summit, David Roberts presents a fascinating revision of this classic tale. Using newly available documents and information gleaned from a rare interview with Herzog (the only climber on the team still living), Roberts shows that the expedition was torn by dissent. As he re-creates the actual events, Roberts lays bare Herzog's self-serving determination and bestows long-delayed credit to the most accomplished and unsung heroes. These new revelations will inspire young adventurers and change forever the way we think about this victory in the mountains and the climbers who achieved it.

Author : Sharr White
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822229599

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Annapurna by Sharr White Pdf

After twenty years apart, Emma tracks Ulysses to a trailer park in the middle of nowhere for a final reckoning. What unfolds is a visceral and profound meditation on love and loss with the simplest of theatrical elements: two people in one room. A breathtaking story about the longevity of love.

Author : Reinhold Messner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 089886738X

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Annapurna by Reinhold Messner Pdf

A bold account of the 50-year history of climbing on Annapurna.

Author : Bryn Thomas
Publisher : Trailblazer Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Annapurna (Nepal)
ISBN : 1873756682

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Trekking in the Annapurna Region by Bryn Thomas Pdf

This fully revised and expanded fourth edition includes fifteen village plans and forty-five route maps covering classic treks in the Annapurna region.

Author : Malcolm McLean
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0791436896

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Devoted to the Goddess by Malcolm McLean Pdf

Examines the legendary life and poetic works of Ramprasad, the eighteenth-century Bengali devotee of the Goddess, whose songs were influential in his own time and remain popular today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : OCLC:271708209

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Annapurna by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sir Chris Bonington, C.B.E.
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1560253150

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Annapurna South Face by Sir Chris Bonington, C.B.E. Pdf

In 1970, Chris Bonington and his now-legendary team of mountaineers were the first climbers to tackle a big wall at extreme altitude. Their target was the south face of Nepal's Annapurna: 12,000 feet of steep rock and ice leading to a 26, 454-ft. summit. As serious armchair climbers will tell you, Annapurna South Face is better than all but a handful of equally gripping classics. One could also argue that all that has happened in the big mountains in the past 30 years has come out of this expedition and out of this book. Bonington and his team—most of whom subsequently died in the mountains—represented a kind of "greatest generation" of modern mountaineers. They pioneered a new, bolder approach to high altitude climbing, and this book is about how they hit the big time.

Author : Kev Reynolds
Publisher : Cicerone Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1852843977

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Annapurna: A Trekker's Guide by Kev Reynolds Pdf

This guide covers the Annapurna Circuit and the Annapurna Sanctuary in Nepal, the most popular trekking regions. Includes the Pilgrim's Trail (7-9 days) and Ghandruk Foothill Trek (4-5 days), and notes on other treks and trekking peaks. Complete access and planning information including Kathmandu and access into Annapurna, handling altitude.

Author : Kev Reynolds
Publisher : Cicerone Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016303112

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Annapurna by Kev Reynolds Pdf

Seen from he lakeside town of Pokhara in central Nepal, a tremendous wall of snow and ice-capped mountains dominates the northern Horizon; the Annapurna Himal. With no less than twelve summits topping 7000 metres (23,000ft) soaring above a foreground of intricately terraced foothills, this one of the most beautiful and ethnically diverse landscapes on earth. Around this island block goes the route of the classic Annapurna Circuit -- one of the great walks of the world. Into the heart of these mountains another trekker's trail leads to the Annapurna Sanctuary.