Editing Annapurna (section)

==Climbing expeditions==
[[File:Annapurna Massif Aerial View.jpg|250px|thumb|The Annapurna massif, view from aircraft]]
[[File:Annapurna I during sunrise.jpg|thumb|250px|The south face of Annapurna I]]
{{See also|1950 French Annapurna expedition|1970 British Annapurna South Face expedition}}
Annapurna I was the first {{convert|8000|m|ft|-2|adj=on}} peak to be climbed.<ref name="econdailychart">{{cite news| url= https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/05/daily-chart-18 | title=Stairway to heaven| date=29 May 2013|newspaper= The Economist| access-date=30 May 2013 }}</ref> [[Maurice Herzog]] and [[Louis Lachenal]], of the [[1950 French Annapurna expedition|French Annapurna expedition]] led by Herzog (including [[Lionel Terray]], [[Gaston Rébuffat]], [[Marcel Ichac]], [[Jean Couzy]], Marcel Schatz, Jacques Oudot, Francis de Noyelle), reached the summit on 3 June 1950.<ref>Herzog, 1953, p. 257.</ref> Ichac made a documentary of the expedition, called ''Victoire sur l'Annapurna''. Its summit was the [[World altitude record (mountaineering)|highest summit attained]] till that time, but not the highest climb; higher non-summit points – at least {{convert|8500|m|ft|-2}} – had already been attained on [[Mount Everest]] in the 1920s.

The [[1970 British Annapurna South Face expedition|south face of Annapurna was first climbed in 1970]] by [[Don Whillans]] and [[Dougal Haston]] also without using supplementary oxygen, members of a [[United Kingdom|British]] expedition led by [[Chris Bonington]] that included [[Ian Clough]], who was killed by a falling [[serac]] during the descent. They were, however, beaten to the second ascent of Annapurna by a matter of days by a [[British Army]] expedition led by Colonel [[Henry Day (British Army officer)|Henry Day]].

In 1978, the [[American Women's Himalayan Expedition]], a team led by [[Arlene Blum]], became the first [[United States]] team to climb Annapurna I. The first summit team, composed of [[Vera Komarkova]] and [[Irene Beardsley|Irene Miller]], and [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]]s Mingma Tsering and Chewang Ringjing, reached the top at 3:30 pm on 15 October 1978. The second summit team, [[Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz]] and [[Vera Watson]], died during this climb.<ref>Blum, 1980.</ref>

In 1981 Polish expedition Zakopane Alpine Club set a new route on Annapurna I Central (8051 m). [[Maciej Berbeka]] and Bogusław Probulski reached the summit on 23 May 1981. The route called Zakopiańczyków Way was recognized as the best achievement of the Himalayan season in 1981.

On 3 February 1987, [[Poland|Polish]] [[climbing|climbers]] [[Jerzy Kukuczka]] and [[Artur Hajzer]] made the first winter ascent of Annapurna I.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.summitpost.org/list/171372/8000m-peaks.html|title=8000m Peak |publisher= summitpost.org |access-date=26 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070519073126/http://www.summitpost.org/list/171372/8000m-peaks.html| archive-date=19 May 2007| url-status= live}}</ref>

The first solo ascent of the south face was made in October 2007 by Slovenian climber [[Tomaž Humar]];<ref name="russianclimb">{{cite web|url=http://www.russianclimb.com/humar_annapurna.html |title=New Alpine Solo Route on the South Face of Annapurna |publisher=russianclimb.com |access-date= 26 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110617102657/http://www.russianclimb.com/humar_annapurna.html| archive-date= 17 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="oustideaway">{{cite web|url=http://outside.away.com/outside/culture/200802/tomaz-humar-annapurna.html|title=Climbing Annapurna: Tomaz Humar|publisher=Outside|date=29 January 2008|access-date=26 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100429145131/http://outside.away.com/outside/culture/200802/tomaz-humar-annapurna.html| archive-date=29 April 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="bergsteigen">{{cite web |url=http://www.bergsteigen.at/de/bericht.aspx?ID=12687 |title=Tomaz Humar klettert solo durch die Annapurna Südwand |publisher=Bergsteigen.at |language=de |access-date=30 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107121516/http://www.bergsteigen.at/de/bericht.aspx?ID=12687 |archive-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="climbing.de">{{cite web|author=Von: Text: adidas eyewear |url=http://www.climbing.de/nc/artikel/article/tomaz-humar-glueckt-erstbegehung-am-annapurna-im-alpinstil/ |title=Tomaz Humar glückt Erstbegehung am Annapurna im Alpinstil - Climbing.de - Alle Infos für Bergsteiger und Kletterer |publisher=Climbing.de|language= de |date=26 November 2007 |access-date= 30 May 2013}}</ref> he climbed to the Roc Noir and then to Annapurna East (8,047m).<ref name=rus>[http://www.russianclimb.com/annapurna/2008/anna2008.jpg "Annapurna South Face Routes"], russianclimb.com, accessed 13 October 2013.</ref>

On 8 and 9 October 2013 Swiss climber [[Ueli Steck]] soloed the Lafaille route<ref name=rus/> on the main and highest part of the face;<ref>[http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=41296 "Ueli Steck and Annapurna: the interview after his South Face solo"], planetmountain.com, accessed 14 October 2013.</ref> this was his third attempt on the route and has been called "one of the most impressive Himalayan climbs in history",<ref>[http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=68404 "Steck Solos Annapurna South Face"], ukclimbing.com, accessed 13 October 2013.</ref> with Steck taking 28 hours to make the trip from Base Camp to summit and back again.<ref>[http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=68412 "Annapurna South Face Solo - 28 Hours"], ukclimbing.com, accessed 13 October 2013.</ref> There are significant doubts about this claim.<ref>[https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-04-09/mountaineering-expert-rodolphe-popier-i-think-ueli-steck-lied.html "I think Ueli Steck lied"], english.elpais.com, accessed 21 January 2025.</ref>

===Flights===
Several airlines offer sightseeing flights over Annapurna.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annapurna flying- Nepali Times |url=https://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=18596 |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=archive.nepalitimes.com}}</ref>