On 3 June 1950, the French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal reached the summit of Annapurna (8,091 m) for the first time. This was the first ascent of a peak at least 8,000 metres high.
Maurice Herzog
Louis Lachenal
On 3 June 1950, the French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal reached the summit of Annapurna (8,091 m) for the first time. This was the first ascent of a peak at least 8,000 metres high.
Maurice Herzog
Louis Lachenal