THE 2008 ANNAPURNA SOUTH FACE/EAST RIDGE EXPEDITION
 | Located in the central Himalaya region of Nepal, the summit of Annapurna is highly coveted ground. Of the fourteen 8000 meter mountains on earth, none has seen fewer attempts or successful summits as Annapurna. To date, less than 160 people have stood on her summit, compared to 3000+ total Everest summits, and 265 total summits on K2. The venerable Maurice Herzog first successfully climbed the mountain in 1950, four years before Everest's summit was reached, testimony to the difficult nature and elusive reputation of the mountain. |
| Best wishes (Satellite Phone Dispatch) |
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(9:05 PM - Nepal Time) “While descending, mid-way between Camp 2 and Camp 1, we crossed the paths of Inaki and Horia who had teamed up with Alexei Bolotov. Alexi is the Russian climber that I so enjoyed climbing the South Face with. Just a week earlier he had reached the top of Annapurna East.
As we parted company - Inaki and co. headed up, Dan and I heading down - I expressed my best wishes to the three of them; for their ascent, summit bid and for their safe return. I will continue to hope for their success. It was mid afternoon when we finally arrived back in Base Camp, this time with heavier packs. Earlier we had stopped to retrieve the last of our gear from Camp 1.” |
