Annapurna 1 Expedition 8,091 m. autumn 2025

At an altitude of 8091 meters, Mount Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world. According to Sanskrit, Annapurna means Goddess of Harvests. Nepal's Midwestern region is home to this mountain. The first ascent was made by a French expedition led by Maurice Herzog in 1950. On the northern side of the beautiful Pokhara valley, the Annapurna massif forms a barrier with four summits. Annapurna sanctuary is located to the west of the main summit. Having descended Mount Dhaulagiri, those French climbers turned their attention towards Annapurna. Having inaccurate maps made getting to the foot of the mountain the most difficult part of their journey.

The climb to the north face of Mount Annapurna was eventually accomplished via Miristi Khola. On descent, the summiteers suffered frostbite, and there were no specialized medical facilities in Nepal at that time, so they were evacuated back to the road heading for India. Until 1970 no one dared to climb this Annapurna, British army expedition followed essentially the same route as Herzog. Cris Boning led a successful British expedition to the very steep and difficult south face. Annapurna has had fewer successful climbs than any other 8000m above peak with 109 ascents. This year, Monterosa Treks and Expeditions operated the Annapurna Expedition led by Mr. Marco Camondona with all Italian group members as well as the "A Dream Invest" Romanian Expedition - Annapurna 2015 led by Mr. Zsolt Torok.