annapurna

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annapurna

Annapurna, first conquest of an 8000-meter peak

(26,493 feet)
1997
Chronicles the experiences of Maurice Herzog and the members of the French Alpine Club who were the first to climb to the summit of Annapurna in 1950.

Perilous journey to the top

1980
A team of women brave frostbite, altitude sickness, waist-deep snow, and avalanches to climb Annapurna, 11th highest peak in the world.

Annapurna, a woman's place

1980
Recounts the 1978 expedition of 13 American women to the summit of Annapurna.

Annapurna, a woman's place

1998
Chronicles the experiences of thirteen American women who climbed to the summit of Annapurna I in the Himalayas in 1978, and discusses how the expedition changed the lives of the climbers.
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