<DIV><DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&#8220;Those who have never seen the Himalayas, those who never care to risk an assault, will know when they finish this book that they have been a companion of greatness.&#8221;&#8212;<I>New York Times Book Review</I> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog&nbsp;led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of&nbsp;an 8,075-meter (26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called Annapurna. But unlike other climbs, the routes up Annapurna had never been charted. Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using crude maps, pick out a single untried route, and go for the summit. <I>Annapurna</I> is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death. Herzog&#8217;s masterful narrative is one of the great mountain-adventure stories of all time. </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This new edition&#8212;due for publication&nbsp;shortly before the sixtieth anniversary of the Annapurna ascent on June 3, 2010&#8212;will feature a new foreword by a well-known mountaineer/writer. </P></DIV>