1ºGeorge T. Smith yes she built an air pocket for herself & after a day was found/spotted & saved , heroically tied a long line , building the rescue belt for herself, to be airlifted by her S&R chopper. They had to throw a long rescue line, due to high altitude etc the chopper couldn't fly at the altitude she was at. She braved herself for a day in those circumstances & came out a fighter & survivor. Sadly lost The other Veteran Climber Noel from Ireland ( had successfully climbed Mount Everest 10 times) .
Annapurna Peak/mountain , It's one of the Most Dangerous Mountains to climb, of the top 10 list. Out of 365 people who have attempted it, there have been 76 fatalities. It's considered Toughest as it's hit with max Avalanche.
Last minute few of her sponsors backed out, but she continued her expedition. She has already successfully climbed 9 of the top 10 most dangerous/toughest mountains.
2ºAnnelisa Carlson Hi Annelisa! Annapurna has several very steep, technical sections, prone to rock slides and avalanche, and there’s almost no consistent traffic on the mountain. Teams are typically breaking new trail in order to climb it. In contrast, Everest has a team each year, mostly Sherpas, who create the trail through the Khumbu Icefall, greatly reducing the technical aspects for most climbers. The only other technical piece is the Hillary Step, but even that is easier following the 2015 earthquake that altered that part of the mountain. Everest is by no means easy, but Annapurna is in a completely different class.
3ºCazador Gracias I don’t mean to offend it’s an open forum.  I just don’t think I agree. Simply because somebody asserts a philosophical opinion doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re right.  An Irish person wanting to climb a mountain and dying in that process isnt colonization. I can see the historical context of the argument that Europeans were conquerors and part of that conquering process was exploration, and his climbing this mountain hearkens to that era, but I think that’s kind of a generalized opinion to put him in that category simply because he’s white. His people weren’t responsible for colonization.  I’m half Dutch. Someday I would like to visit Indonesia (more specifically Bali) which was a Dutch colony. Should I not go because of historical wrongs committed by my ancestors?