Jul 28, 2025
Jean-Christophe Lafaille on 'Roc Noir' (Khangsar Kang) in 2002. Behind him, the eastern ridge of Annapurna and the summit. Photograph taken by Alberto Iñurrategi.
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Jean-Christophe Lafaille on 'Roc Noir' (Khangsar Kang) in 2002. Behind him, the eastern ridge of Annapurna and the summit. Photograph taken by Alberto Iñurrategi.
(Left to right) Jean-Christophe Lafaille, Veikka Gustafsson and Ed Viesturs. Taken sometime during their 2002 Annapurna expedition.
Alberto Iñurrategi (left) and Jean-Christophe Lafaille (right) on the summit of Annapurna in 2002. The glare in the photo is not original and caused by manual scanning.
Jean-Christophe Lafaille on the summit of Annapurna in 2002. This was his fourth attempt on Annapurna, after his first one in 1992 resulted in the traumatic loss of his climbing partner Pierre Béghin and a harrowing five day struggle to descend alone, injured and without equipment. After two more unsuccessful attempts, he reached the summit via the long east ridge route in 2002 with Alberto Iñurrategi, who shot this picture. The glare in the photo is not original and caused by manual scanning.
Macchapuchare seen from the summit of Annapurna, photographed by Jean-Christophe Lafaille on his 2002 summit. The glare in the photo is not original and caused by manual scanning.