Image number: 07NEP-2363

Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation) in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. Above us is the east face of Annapurna South (23,684 feet / 7219 meters). Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse) was first climbed in 1964 by a Japanese expedition, via the North Ridge. Annapurna is Sanskrit for "Goddess of the Harvests." In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durga.