A team of five climbers has successfully reached the summit of Annapurna IV (7,525 metres) this autumn season, according to expedition organizer Seven Summit Treks.
Veteran alpinist Sophie Lavaud has successfully summited Annapurna IV (7,525 m) as part of her “Honoring the Pioneers” project, a tribute marking the 75th anniversary of the first French Annapurna Expedition of 1950.
The 14 Peaks Expedition team has successfully reached the summit of Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) — the highest mountain in Oceania — at 7:40 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
When former British Gurkha Hari Budha Magar lost both legs above the knees to an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan in 2010, few could have imagined that he would one day stand on the summits of the world’s tallest mountains.