Machapuchare and Sinuwa village, Annapurna massif, Nepal
Despite not beeing the highest mountain of the Annapurna Massif, Machapuchare, 6,993 m (22,943 ft), is the most impressive and beautifull because of its sharpness and perfect piramidal shape. It is revered by the local population as particularly sacred to the god Shiva, and hence is off limits to climbing. Machapuchare means "fishtail" because of its dual peaks is famous for having been the first 8000m summit to be climbed by human (Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, in heroic and crazy conditions). Today this area attracts the most trekkers since the lanscape is the most impressive of Nepal. This comes from the fact that the difference of heigh beetween the different summits and the ground basis very high. Based on that criteria, the valley betwwen Annapurna and Dhaulagiri is the deepest in the world. The main ethnic group who live today in this area are the Gurung.
Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Annapurna, Narchyang, Région de développement Ouest, Népal
Photo credit: © Alex Saurel / Alamy / Afripics
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