185-image photo gallery of Annapurna Sanctuary, Nepal
October 21-31, 2007
Images of Pokhara and a 10-day trek to the Annapurna Sanctuary, by photographer Tom Dempsey
Image number: 07NEP-2365
The east face of Annapurna South (23,684 feet / 7219 meters), in Nepal. 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.