Mount Annapurna I Expedition - 15 April 2012 (Join Group)

As here goes an interesting fact that, Annapurna is a magnificent Himalayan massif, which falls in the tenth highest mountain in the world. In 1950, it became the first 8,000 meter mountain to be successfully climbed. It is located east of a great gorge cut through the Himalaya by the Kali Gandaki River. The mountain has glaciers on its western and north-western slopes which drain into this gorge. As the word ‘Annapurna’ is a sanskrit word which when broken down, would mean, "Sustenance" and "filled with". So the name would translate into "The Goddess rich in Sustenance" or simply "The Provider". It was first climbed by M. Herzog & L. Lachenal in 1950 as an unusual record.
The Annapurna Himal and the Lamjung Himal stretch from the Kali Gandaki in the west to the Marshyangdi in the east. Four summits make up Annapurna with the entire massif forming a barrier on the northern side of the Pokhara Valley in Nepal. The main summit stands to the west of the Annapurna Sanctuary. Little was known about the mountain until 1949 when Dr. A. Heim from the windows of a Dakora aircraft viewed Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. The aircraft could not fly high enough for proper observation or for photographs, until the next year, June 3rd 1950, Annapurna was conquered. This feat was accomplished by the French. However, all the routes on the mountain pose great difficulties and hence it is probably why fewer climbers have scaled the summit in comparison to other 8,000m peaks.

A stunning peak lies on the western part of Nepal. This mountain had summated by Maurice Herzog and his expedition team on the date of 3 June 1950. Probably, the team was the first to set a new record in the world mountaineering history by successfully climbing on a peak of elevation over 8,000meters. The team was first who granted permission to attempt to climb Mt. Annapurna I, by the government of Nepal