The water reflected the snowy-white outline of the Annapurna mountains in the distance.

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In 1950, a French expedition reached the top of the Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal for the first time.

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Since 1998, the aptly named 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking has been offering women-focused trips with female guides and porters, and was the first such company to employ female trekking guides in the Annapurna region.

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The Annapurna Circuit features several famous Himalayan high peaks including Manaslu, Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I, II, III and IV, with Annapurna I towering at 8, 091 metres as the 10th highest peak in the world.

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In a statement, film studio Sony and Annapurna Pictures said Mr Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow had been in close contact with the families of victims since releasing the film, which was privately screened for many of them.

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