First person to solo Annapurna l

On 28 october 2007, Tomaz Humar (Slovenia) became the first person to solo Annapurna l. Humar chose to climb a new route along the right side of the south face in pure “alpine” style (meaning that he carried all his equipment and food with him, as opposed to “expedition” style, in which the climber benefits from porters and fixed lines.