1970 British Annapurna South Face Expedition
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The 1970 British Annapurna South Face Expedition was a landmark Himalayan climbing venture led by Chris Bonington that achieved the first ascent of Annapurna’s formidable south face, pioneering modern big-wall alpine-style expeditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British climbing expedition
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Himalayan expedition ⓘ mountaineering expedition ⓘ |
| altitudeCategory | 8000-metre peak expedition ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Chris Bonington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseCampLocation | Annapurna Sanctuary region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingStyleInfluence | influenced later big-wall alpine-style expeditions ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| difficultyReputation | one of the most difficult Himalayan faces attempted at the time ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Chris Bonington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s Himalayan climbing ⓘ |
| faceClimbed | south face of Annapurna I ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major milestone in high-altitude technical climbing ⓘ |
| leader | Chris Bonington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | established a benchmark for large-scale technical Himalayan expeditions ⓘ |
| mountain | Annapurna I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | 1970 British Annapurna South Face Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first ascent of a major 8000-metre south face
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pioneering modern big-wall Himalayan climbing ⓘ |
| objective | first ascent of the south face of Annapurna I ⓘ |
| publicationAbout | Annapurna South Face (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Annapurna Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | successful first ascent of Annapurna south face ⓘ |
| sponsorCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | siege-style Himalayan expedition with fixed camps ⓘ |
| typeOfRoute | big-wall mixed and ice route ⓘ |
| year | 1970 ⓘ |
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