French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal achieved what no climber had done before: summit an 8,000m peak.

A newly promoted trekking route leading to Annapurna I, the first mountain above 8,000 metres to be summited, has recently ...

Nepal celebrated on Tuesday 75 years since the first ascent of Mount Annapurna, the 10th highest peak in the world, led by French climber Maurice Herzog. "This is a historic event", Him Bahadur Gurung ...

With 3D mapping capabilities, drones can remotely scan the icy landscapes of places like the Khumbu Icefall, measuring the length and depth of crevasses. Climbers and guides can assess the mountain's ...

Nepal celebrated 75 years of the first ascent of Mount Annapurna — the 10th highest peak in the world — led by French mountaineer Maurice Herzog. This historic climb took place just three years before ...

"This is a historic event", Him Bahadur Gurung, a local official of Annapurna Rural Municipality told AFP. "Maurice made Nepal renowned to the world by climbing Annapurna, at a time when people ...

Annapurna wasn’t just a mountain—it was Nepal’s gateway to the world. Yet, its trail has been neglected for 75 years, perhaps due to limited access and insufficient local involvement.” Herzog and his ...

Annapurna is a dangerous and difficult climb, and the avalanche-prone Himalayan peak has a higher death rate than Everest - Copyright AFP/File PRAKASH MATHEMA ...

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such ...

In Hindu mythology, Annapurna is a goddess of nourishment and abundance, an incarnation of Parvati, Shiva’s consort, revered for sustaining life. There are no registered attempts to climb ...