Located in the Himalaya, Annapurna I is considered the deadliest mountain in the world. The death rate is 33%, though the number fluctuates with particularly successful--or deadly--seasons.
Since then, three more have died in winter on Annapurna I. On December 5, 1994, Suk-Byun Jun of South Korea died in a fall on the mountain’s lower section. On December 25, 1997, two great Kazakh ...
Two avalanches cascaded down Annapurna hitting an Italian mountaineer and five Sherpas, which ended their winter expedition.
Annapurna I, the 10th highest mountain in the world, stands 8,091 meters (26,545 feet) in the Himalayas. Its name, derived from Sanskrit, means "Goddess of the Harvests," symbolizing abundance.
An curved arrow pointing right. Photographer Aleks Kocev captured this time-lapse as he traveled through Western Nepal on the Annapurna Circuit, a mountain with the highest fatality-to-summit rate ...
The name of the expedition is "Humar Solo Annapurna I Expedition 2007". The summit news have been conveyed by Tomaz Humar through his satellite phone from the mountain. The above expedition is handled ...
Nepal is home to many of the most glowing touring courses in the world. Among these, the Everest Base Camp trip, Annapurna ...
A series of violent blizzards and avalanches have killed at least 24 people in Nepal, many of whom were trekking along the Annapurna circuit ... walk this beautiful circuit around the 10th highest ...
Nepal, a nation famous for its grand Himalayas, offers a few of the best trekking goals in the world. From farther mountain ...
Denali, North America’s highest mountain, has a death rate of 9% for those who summit the peak. But none of these death tolls compare to Annapurna I, the world’s 10th highest peak. Located in ...