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It was 14:00 on June 3, 1950 when Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal set foot on the summit of Annapurna: for the first time ever, an 8000m peak had been climbed. This historic date marked an immense ...

The number of trekkers on the world-renowned Annapurna Circuit hit an all-time high last year, as they all hired guides as ...

Annapurna I, standing at 8,091 meters (26,545 ... climbing history began with a groundbreaking achievement. In 1950, Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal of a French expedition successfully reached ...

Maurice Herzog invited Lachenal on his 1950 Himalayan ... 8,167m Dhaulagiri I or 8,091m Annapurna I. The French stuck with their 8,000m plan and had the two peaks to choose from.