1) The chapter on Annapurna contains several images which I felt were well below the overall standard.

2) Annapurna South at sunrise, Nepal.

3) Or climb the highest mountain like Annapurna.

4) Or climb the highest mountain Annapurna.

5) Star trails above the Annapurna mountain range captured from base camp in the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal, 4, 130 metres above sea level.

6) From the Sherpas of Annapurna to the Rinpoche of Qinghai.

7) The shot of a Tibetan prayer flag on Annapurna Circuit.

8) It all started with Annapurna. And, one way or another, it will end with Annapurna.

9) Annapurna South at sunrise, Nepal. There's disagreement among scientists about how much Himalayan glaciers are melting and the cause.

10) Landmark peaks including the Annapurna South and the Hiunchuli can be seen in the spectacular images which took hours to capture and expose.

11) His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia's snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet,(http:///annapurna.html) its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.

12) Check out the planned Annapurna North Face route and camp locations marked with an arrow.

13) Boukreev's last climb was a dangerous attempt to reach the peak of the 26,700-foot Mount Annapurna in the winter.

14) Viesturs had been thwarted in his attempts to climb Annapurna for years. His first expedition in 2000 was aborted due to bad weather and another in 2002 because of avalanches.

15) Nepalese woman sits in the doorway of a traditional building in a Himalayan hill town found along the Annapurna Circuit.

16) The covers of both the press release literature and Montagnes features the Annapurna climb and the clear impression was that the outcome had already been decided.

17) It is important to give yourself a relaxed schedule, as the essence of the Annapurna Circuit is the area's tranquil ability to cease time.

18) After several days of climbing, high on a huge, exposed face of Annapurna, a mountain almost double the height of Mont Blanc, a storm erupted and the two men decided to descend.

19) Viesturs had been thwarted in his attempts to climb Annapurna for years.

20) For example, Ana Barros of Duke University has been leading a multi-institutional study aimed at defining monsoon precipitation patterns in the Annapurna range since 1999.

21) I have trekked to Everest base camp and have done the Annapurna circuit, both are fantastic treks and offer some of the best scenery in the world.

22) Pictured here: A climber on Thorung La pass in the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal is dwarfed by a snowy peak.