Annapurna (26,545 feet or 8,091 metres)
Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which literally means "full of food", but is normally translated as Goddess of the Harvests. Located east of a great gorge that cuts through the Himalaya Mountains, its peaks are not the tallest in the world, but they are considered the most dangerous to climb. As of 2007, there had been 153 summit ascents of Annapurna I, and 58 fatalities, giving the mountain a fatality to summit ratio of 38%--the highest of any of the eight-thousanders.
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