'Ed viesturs' presentation slideshows

framed pictures of the world's highest peaks

Lonely Planet's photographers have been all around the world, and it's never more evident than here, with their selection of the world's highest peaks.

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Framed Pictures of the World's Highest Peaks

The first 8,000-meter peak climbed was Annapurna, the 10th highest peak, by French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, who arrived at the summit on June 3, 1950. Herzog went on to write Annapurna, a best-selling and yet controversial account of the ascent.

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The Top of the World

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