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The 1950 French Annapurna expedition, led by Maurice Herzog, reached the summit of Annapurna I at 8,091 metres (26,545 ft), the highest peak in the Annapurna Massif. The mountain is in Nepal and the government had given permission for the expedition, the first time it had permitted mountaineering in over a century. After failing to climb Dhaulagiri I at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft), the higher peak nearby to the west, the team attempted Annapurna with Herzog and Louis Lachenal, reaching the summit on 3 June 1950. It was only with considerable help from their team that they were able to return alive, though with severe injuries following frostbite.
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- ↑ Leblanc, Gérard (1997) Scénarios du réel, Volume 2:193-197 Editions L'Harmattan
- ↑ Rège, Philippe (2009) Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1:515 Scarecrow Press
- ↑ "IMDB.com: Awards for Stars at Noon". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
