by Maurice Herzog · Ediciones Desnivel, S. L · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498291940
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«Annapurna, primer 8000» is Maurice Herzog's mountaineering chronicle, published by Ediciones Desnivel in paperback (396 pages, in Spanish).
On 3 June 1950, Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal reached the summit of Annapurna and became the first mountaineers to conquer a peak over eight thousand metres. In this work, Maurice Herzog recounts the preparation and development of the expedition, the dangers of the ascent and the camaraderie of the team, as well as the physical consequences he suffered after the descent.
First edition published in May 2010, translated from French by María de Quadras Serra. Part of the Non-fiction Literature collection.
For fans of mountaineering literature and real stories of exploration.
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.
