THE 2008 ANNAPURNA SOUTH FACE/EAST RIDGE EXPEDITION
 | Located in the central Himalaya region of Nepal, the summit of Annapurna is highly coveted ground. Of the fourteen 8000 meter mountains on earth, none has seen fewer attempts or successful summits as Annapurna. To date, less than 160 people have stood on her summit, compared to 3000+ total Everest summits, and 265 total summits on K2. The venerable Maurice Herzog first successfully climbed the mountain in 1950, four years before Everest's summit was reached, testimony to the difficult nature and elusive reputation of the mountain. |
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Weather gounds Helicopter in Chomrong for 2nd day |
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(7:08 AM Nepal Time) Don together with Denis Urubko and Serguey Bogomolov continue for a second day to be grounded in Chomrong, a town 6-7 hours away from Base Camp on foot. This back-up rescue team led by Serguey is bringing a complete medical kit and supplementary O2. When the weather is more favorable its hoped that Don and Denis will be airlifted as high as possible on the mountain. Its uncertain if Serguey will assist in this aspect of the rescue as he is apparently recovering from frostbite sustained on Annapurna 10 days ago. |
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