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Annapurna IV is a ___MASK5___ ___MASK90___ the Annapurna range in the Himalayas . It is near Annapurna II . It was first climbed in 1955 by a German expedition led by Heinz Steinmetz via the North Face and Northwest Ridge . The ___MASK30___ party comprised Steinmetz , Harald Biller , and Jürgen Wellenkamp . Annapurna II is part ___MASK90___ the Annapurna mountain range , and is the eastern anchor ___MASK90___ the range . It was first climbed in 1960 by a British / ___MASK19___ / Nepalese team led by J . O . M . Roberts via the West Ridge , approached from the north . The summit party comprised Richard Grant , Chris Bonington , and Sherpa Ang Nyima . In terms ___MASK90___ elevation , isolation ( distance to a higher summit , namely Annapurna I ) and prominence , Annapurna II does not rank far behind Annapurna I Main , which serves as the western anchor . It is a fully independent peak , despite the close association with Annapurna I Main which its name implies . Sir Christian John Storey Bonington , CVO , CBE , DL ( born 6 August 1934 , Hampstead , ___MASK35___ ) is a British mountaineer . Lieutenant Colonel James Owen Merion Roberts MVO MBE MC ( 1916  1997 ) was one ___MASK90___ the greatest Himalayan mountaineer - explorers ___MASK90___ the twentieth century ; a highly decorated British Army officer who achieved his greatest renown as " the father ___MASK90___ trekking " in ___MASK57___ . His exploratory activities are comparable to those ___MASK90___ Eric Shipton and Bill Tilman .