by Maurice Herzog · Editorial Juventud, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426114310
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«Annapurna. Primer 8000» is the account of Maurice Herzog's French expedition to the Himalayas, published by Editorial Juventud in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
The book recounts the French expedition to the Himalayas and the challenges the climbers faced in attempting to scale Annapurna, one of the most dangerous eight-thousanders on the planet. Herzog describes the advance up the mountain, the extreme conditions, and the team's effort to reach the summit.
For readers interested in mountaineering, travel, and historical expeditions.
Maurice André Raymond Herzog was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition, Annapurna.
