Maurice Herzog
The first man to climb an 8000m peak, French alpinist Maurice Herzog died today aged 93, as reported by the French Mountaineering Federation.
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The first man to climb an 8000m peak, French alpinist Maurice Herzog died today aged 93, as reported by the French Mountaineering Federation.
After failing to even reach Kangchenjunga and being forced therefore to change plans, Nives Meroi and Romano Benet are currently attempting the South Face of Annapurna in orderto climb their 12th 8000m peak. Prevailing conditions on the mountain continue to be difficult and our man in the field Manuel Lugli spoke directly to Romano Benet to find out about the current situation.
On 28 October Tomasz Humar from Slovenia reportedly carried out a solo ascent of the south Face of Annapurna reaching the South Summit at 8026m, located to the east of the 8091m high main summit.
