Annapurnaby Maurice Herzog | |
| List(s): | "Extreme Classics" |
|---|---|
| Category: |
"Travel" |
| Pages: | 205 |
| Year of Publication: | 1952 |
| Date Added: | 01/21/2010 |
| Date Read: | 04/04/2015 |
| Notes: | No one had ever climbed a 26,250-foot peak when Herzog led a team of the best climbers in France to Annapurna in 1950. Maps were sketchy and inadequate; they had trouble even finding the peak. They climbed without oxygen. The weather was bad. Nevertheless, Herzog and Louis Lachenal made it to the top. But on the descent, disaster: lost gloves, frostbite, an avalanche. The two who made it to the top had to be carried down the mountain, and on their long journey back to civilization, had most of their fingers and toes amputated. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2015-04-04 17:32:19
