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
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
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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