Title: Annapurna 1950 Expedition Française / Herzog route. First 8000m ascent 1951 map Description: Carte-Esquisse des Massifs du Dhaulagiri et de l'Annapurna - parties explorées par l'Expedition Française 1950 [Sketch Map of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Massifs – region explored by the 1950 French Expedition]. The map shows the region explored and the route taken to the summit by the 1950 French Annapurna expedition, led by Maurice Herzog—the first successful ascent of an 8,000-metre peak—predating the first ascent of Everest by three years. On 3 June 1950, Herzog and Louis Lachenal reached the summit of Annapurna I (8,091 m / 26,545 ft) in Nepal without supplemental oxygen. The expedition was undertaken with limited mapping, no prior reconnaissance, and demanded a swift and hazardous approach. Both climbers suffered severe frostbite—Herzog, who had served as a decorated high-mountain Resistance fighter during the war, lost all his fingers and most of his toes. Despite the ordeal, the achievement electrified postwar France and inspired the global mountaineering community. Herzog’s account of the expedition, published as Annapurna, became the best-selling mountaineering book of all time. The ascent came to symbolize human endurance, contributed to the restoration of France’s national pride, and marked the beginning of the modern era of high-altitude Himalayan climbing. This is the original French edition of the map. . Dressée par Marcel Ichac. Dessinée par Lucien Dubresson, Cartographe. Published 1951. Vintage colour French language mountaineering map. Size 28 x 39 cm | 11.0 x 15.0 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is a mountain panorama printed on the reverse side. Tags: Nepal, Nepal + Annapurna, Nepal + Lucien Dubresson & Marcel Ichac, Nepal + Other cartographers, Nepal + Other cartographers + Annapurna
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