Annapurna III
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 Annapurna III and Gangapurna of Thorong Phedi seen from |
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| height | 7555 m | |
| location | Districts Kaski , Manang ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Annapurna Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 13.4 km → Annapurna II | |
| Notch height | 703 m | |
| Coordinates | 28 ° 35 '7 " N , 83 ° 59' 24" E | |
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| First ascent | May 6, 1961 by an Indian army expedition (Mohan Singh Kohli, Sonam Gyatso and Sonam Girmi) | |
| Normal way | Northeast wall | |
 Annapurna III from the northeast |
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The Annapurna III ( nepali : अन्नपूर्ण Annapurna ) is a seven-thousand in the Himalayas in Nepal . At 7555 m , Annapurna III is the 42nd highest mountain on earth.
Surname
Annapurna is a double word from Sanskrit . The name is another name for the goddess Parvati ("the mountain daughter") - in various mythologies also identical with the goddesses Durga ("the inaccessible") and Kali ("the black one"). The name of the mountain is made up of anna ("food") and purna ("filled with"). Annapurna is thus "the nourishing goddess" or "the goddess of abundance". The name is also in the German one feminine .
Location and topography
Annapurna III is the third highest mountain in the Annapurna Himal . This mountain range extends in a west-east direction and consists of several independent mountains. Annapurna III is a central peak in the main ridge of Annapurna I ( 8091 m ), which leads from the west . In the north-westerly direction , the Gangapurna ( 7455 m ) is in the immediate vicinity, separated by a 6892 m high notch . Annapurna IV and Annapurna II follow further east . The 6997 m high Machapucharé connects to the southern ridge of Annapurna III .
First ascent
The first ascent of Annapurna III was achieved as part of an Indian army expedition led by Capt. Mohan Singh Kohli. After an unsuccessful first Indian attempt to climb Mount Everest , the Indian Mountaineering Foundation decided to support three expeditions in 1961. One goal of these expeditions was to climb the unclimbed , 7555 m high summit of Annapurna III from Manang over the northeast face . On May 6, 1961, a rope team around Mohan Singh Kohli, Sonam Gyatso, and Sonam Girmi was able to stand on the summit of Annapurna III.
In 1970 a Japanese expedition boarded the Annapurna III. For the first time an all women team was able to reach a high peak.
literature
- Günter Hauser : Ice peaks and gold pagodas. Expedition to the Kingdom of Nepal. Bruckmann, Munich 1966.
Web links
- Annapurna III on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Annapurna III at Peakware
- British Annapurna III Expedition 2010 - Expedition site. Last accessed on April 27, 2011
- Annapurna III - at www.peakery.com. Last accessed on April 27, 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth: To the third pole. The eight-thousanders on earth. Munich 1952, p. 157
- ↑ Indian Annapurna III Expedition 1961 - at "The Himalayan Club". Last accessed on April 27, 2011
- ↑ History of women mountaineering ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - at www.womenclimbing.com. Last accessed on April 27, 2011
