Annapurna
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Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the "eight-thousanders". Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which is translated as Goddess of the Harvests.
The Annapurna massif contains six major peaks:
| Annapurna I | 8,091 m. | 26,545 ft. |
| Annapurna II | 7,937 m. | 26,040 ft. |
| Annapurna III | 7,555 m. | 24,786 ft. |
| Annapurna IV | 7,525 m. | 24,688 ft. |
| Gangapurna | 7,455 m. | 24,457 ft. |
| Annapurna South | 7,219 m. | 23,684 ft. |
Annapurna I was the first 8,000 metre peak to be climbed. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, of a French expedition, reached the summit on June 3 1950.
The south face of Annapurna was first climbed in 1970 by a British expedition led by Chris Bonnington and including the alpinist Ian Clough, who was killed by a falling ice-pillar during the descent.
On 3 February 1987, Jerzy Kukuczka and Artur Hajzer, a Polish climber, made the first ascent of a eight-thousander in winter.
External link
- Annapurna on Peakware (http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/annapurna.htm) - photos
| Eight-thousander series | |
| Everest | K2 | Kanchenjunga | Lhotse | Makalu | Cho Oyu | Dhaulagiri | Manaslu | |
| Nanga Parbat | Annapurna | Gasherbrum I | Broad Peak | Gasherbrum II | Shishapangma |
In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durgha.
Annapurna also refers to some breath-oriented techniques of meditation. ca:Annapurna de:Annapurna fr:Annapurna it:Annapurna hu:Annapurna ja:アンナプルナ pl:Annapurna pt:Annapurna sv:Annapurna