Annapurna I: North Face (Northeast Face)

The 1950 French route to the first summit above 8,000 m. The source describes it as the north face in the text and the northeast face in the infobox.

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At a glance

Base camp: Not yet documented
Base camp location: Not yet documented
First climbed: 3 June 1950Source: Wikipedia (English)

The camps on this route are not yet documented with a source.

The route

Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal made the first ascent on 3 June 1950 as part of Herzog's French expedition.¹

The source names the easiest route as the northeast face, while its lead describes the 1950 climb as via the north face.¹

Sources

Annapurna I, Wikipedia (English). Retrieved 4 November 2026.

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