Annapurna -- Heroic Conquest of the Highest Mountain -- 26,493 Ft -- Ever Climbed By Man"

Sports & Outdoors

HERZOG, Maurice

Winter Sports

E.P.Dutton

One of the great works of mountaineering literature introduced 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.

Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8000-Metre Peak

Mountaineering

Vintage Classics

Annapurna was the first 8000-meter mountain to be climbed. But Maurice Herzog's team paid a terrible price for their great feat. The story of their descent from the summit is one of the great narratives in all mountaineering literature. This is the most widely-read and influential mountaineering book ever published. 
First published in 1952 New introduction by Charles Houston Afterword by Maurice Herzog

Annapurna

Hiking & Camping

Annapurna The First Conquest of an 8000-Metre Peak

Biographies & Memoirs

PIMLICO (RAND)

Top 100 Sports Books of All Time--Sports Illustrated"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."--New York Times Book ReviewIn 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 never 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 the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death. Herzog's masterful narrative is one of the great mountain-adventure stories of all time. Features a foreword by Alpine mountaineer Conrad Anker.

Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak

Biographies

LYONS PRESS+

Provides an account of the author's conquest of the Himalaya peak, and the difficulties that arose afterward

Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak: (26,493 Feet)

Lyons Pr

Top 100 Sports Books of All Time, Sports Illustrated
“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.” ―New York Times Book Review
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 never 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 the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death. Herzog's masterful narrative 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.

Annapurna: The First Conquest Of An 8,000-Meter Peak

Travel

Asia

Annapurna was the first 8000-meter mountain to be climbed. But Maurice Herzog's team paid a terrible price for their great feat. The story of their descent from the summit is one of the great narratives in all mountaineering literature. This is the most widely-read and influential mountaineering book ever published. 
First published in 1952 New introduction by Charles Houston Afterword by Maurice Herzog

Annapurna (Adventure Library)

Reference

Adventure Library

Product description\nVendu plus de vingt millions d'exemplaires dans le monde et traduit dans plus de soixante langues, ce classique de la littrature de montagne constitue le tmoignage unique d'une aventure humaine exceptionnelle au coeur du royaume du Npal. En effet, pour la premire fois dans l'Histoire, le 3 juin 1950, Maurice Herzog et Louis Lachenal parviennent sans oxygne au sommet d'une montagne de plus de 8 000 mtres, l'Annapurna, au prix d'efforts, de sacrifices et de souffrances extrmes. Dans cette pope maille de multiples preuves, l'esprit d'quipe, la passion et la volont sans faille de remporter la victoire ont atteint un hrosme empreint de grandeur et d'humanit. Soixante ans plus tard, Maurice Herzog reste l'une des figures mythiques de l'alpinisme mondial, et le rcit de son extraordinaire aventure demeure ingal, bouleversant. Il nous fait vivre, avec l'expdition franaise dont il tait le chef, ce que fut la dcouverte, puis la conqute de cette montagne immacule, considre aujourd'hui encore comme la plus dangereuse des quatorze sommets de plus de 8 000 mtres de la chane himalayenne.\nFrom the Back Cover\nVendu à plus de vingt millions d'exemplaires dans le monde et traduit dans plus de soixante langues, ce classique de la littérature de montagne constitue le témoignage unique d'une aventure humaine exceptionnelle au coeur du royaume du Népal. En effet, pour la première fois dans l'Histoire, le 3 juin 1950, Maurice Herzog et Louis Lachenal parviennent sans oxygène au sommet d'une montagne de plus de 8 000 mètres, l'Annapurna, au prix d'efforts, de sacrifices et de souffrances extrêmes. Dans cette épopée émaillée de multiples épreuves, l'esprit d'équipe, la passion et la volonté sans faille de remporter la victoire ont atteint un héroïsme empreint de grandeur et d'humanité. Soixante ans plus tard, Maurice Herzog reste l'une des figures mythiques de l'alpinisme mondial, et le récit de son extraordinaire aventure demeure inégalé, bouleversant. Il nous fait vivre, avec l'expédition française dont il était le chef, ce que fut la découverte, puis la conquête de cette montagne immaculée, considérée aujourd'hui encore comme la plus dangereuse des quatorze sommets de plus de 8 000 mètres de la chaîne himalayenne.

Annapurna, premier 8000

Literature & Fiction

Literary

ARTHAUD

Kevin Byrne est un vétéran de la police criminelle de Philadelphie. Flic usé par ses années de service, il vient juste de faire connaissance avec sa nouvelle équipière, Jessica Balzano, lorsqu'une adolescente fréquentant une école catholique de la ville est retrouvée violée et mutilée, les mains jointes dans un geste de prière. La première d'une longue série. C'est le début d'un voyage au cœur des ténèbres pour les deux enquêteurs qui, lancés sur la piste d'un tueur aussi terrifiant que machiavélique, devront affronter leurs propres démons, alors que la ville est prête à basculer dans la folie.

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Thrillers & Suspense

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Annapurna -- Heroic Conquest of the Highest Mountain -- 26,493 Ft -- Ever Climbed By Man"

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Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak: (26,493 Feet)

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