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Annapurna: Expeditionen in die Todeszone

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Am 3. Juni 1950 erreicht erstmals ein Mensch den Gipfel eines Achttausenders: Der Franzose Maurice Herzog steht auf der schmalen Firnscheide der 8091 Meter hohen Annapurna. Der dramatische Abstieg mit seinem Partner Louis Lachenal und ihre Rettung gehören bis heute zu den aufregendsten Geschichten der Achttausenderchronik. Für Reinhold Messner bleibt die Erstbesteigung der damals gänzlich unerforschten Annapurna eine der großen Pionierleistungen der Bergsteigergeschichte. 1985 gelang ihm selbst dann mit der ersten Durchsteigung der Annapurna-Nordwestwand – »meine schwierigste Achttausenderwand« (Messner) – ein weiterer Meilenstein. Messner lässt den Leser im Geiste mitleben, mitsteigen, mitleiden.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 2000

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Reinhold Messner

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Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944) is an Italian mountaineer and explorer from South Tyrol, often cited as the greatest mountain climber of all time. He is renowned for making the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and for being the first climber to ascend all fourteen "eight-thousanders" (peaks over 8,000 metres above sea level). He is the author of at least 63 books (in German, 1970–2006), many of which have been translated into other languages.

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May 10, 2020
Reinhold Messner erzählt uns in diesem Buch von fünf Annapurna-Expeditionen (1950, 1970, 1984, 1985 und 1988), wobei mich die abenteuerliche Erstbesteigung von Maurice Herzog und Louis Lachenal am meisten fesselte, insbesondere ihr physisch wie psychisch aufreibender Abstieg. Gerade an diesem wird wieder deutlich, dass zu einem erfolgreichen Gipfelsieg ebenso der geglückte Abstieg gehört. Dieser wäre ohne die selbstlose Hilfe von Gaston Rébuffat und Lionel Terray unmöglich gewesen. Sie hätten mehr als einen Teil ihrer Gliedmaßen eingebüßt.
Dieses Wechselspiel von Konkurrenz und Kameradschaft am Berg beeindruckt mich immer wieder aufs Neue. Nicht zu vergessen, das Vermögen der Unwirtlichkeit dieser Gegend, Minusgraden, Stürmen, Sauerstoffmangel, Schlaflosigkeit und Durst zu trotzen.
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June 10, 2018
Good read.. would like to read Maurice Herzog’s book and Bonnington’s now. A good overview of the mountain and some of its early major new routes
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June 25, 2023
The first successful summit of Annapurna was made by Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal, 1950 as part of an all French team. What ensued after the expedition was a controversy surrounding the decision making of the team leader (Herzog) and other conspiracies against him. Messner dissects the epic & heroic tale of the summit of the first 8000er ever and gives his personal opinions regarding the controversy and some critical takes as well. He supports Herzog and validates him with the title of 'Monsieur Annapurna' for his once in a lifetime adventure that inspired a new era in high altitude mountaineering. Also chronicled in the book are some more expeditions via the new routes to the Annapurna summit, namely 1970 South Face, 1984 up East Ridge, 1985 Northwest Face & 1986 West/Northwest Face. Many more important facts, statistics are also cited.
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December 3, 2023
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szybki i zwięzły opis historyczny wejść na Annapurnę I
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February 7, 2008
I read this as a follow-up to Krakauer's _Into Thin Air_, and because I had childhood fantasies (since outgrown for various sane reasons) about high-altitude mountaineering.

Messner's prose is a bit stilted, but his accounts of Annapurna expeditions are intermittently quite exciting, and such a famous mountaineer is definitely worth reading on the subject.

The photographs are absolutely stunning. I'd recommend the book simply on the basis of the photos, even if you don't read a single word of text.
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