Tilicho Peak
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Tilicho Peak is a mountain
in the Nepal
ese Himalaya, near Annapurna
. The peak was discovered in 1950 by the team led by Maurice Herzog
who were attempting to find Annapurna I.
The first ascent was made in 1979 by the French climber Emanuel Schmutz using the northwest shoulder.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
in the Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese Himalaya, near Annapurna
Annapurna
Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over ....
. The peak was discovered in 1950 by the team led by Maurice Herzog
Maurice Herzog
Maurice Herzog is a French mountaineer and sports administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition...
who were attempting to find Annapurna I.
The first ascent was made in 1979 by the French climber Emanuel Schmutz using the northwest shoulder.