A ranar 3 ga Yuni, 1950, wani Bafaranshe mai suna Maurice Herzog ya jagoranci tawagar da ta yi nasarar haura koli na Annapurna Himal (8,091m) a karon farko a tarihi. Wannan nasarar ta nuna nasarar hawan dutsen na tsawon mita 8,000 na farko, wanda ya sa Annapurna Himal ya zama kololuwar kololuwar da mutane suka samu a wancan lokacin, shekaru uku kacal kafin a mamaye Dutsen Everest.
Ranar da ɗan adam na farko ya isa kolin Annapurna Himal ana tunawa da shi a matsayin "Marathon Annapurna da Bikin Yawon shakatawa na ƙarni." Yawon shakatawa na karni na Annapurna Kwamitin ya shirya Marathon na Annapurna da Bikin Yawon shakatawa, wanda ke gudana daga Jeth 17 zuwa 20 (Yuni 02 da 03) a Ghandrung Village na Annapurna Rural Municipality, wanda ya zo daidai da bugu na uku na Marathon Annapurna.

Marathon na Annapurna da Festival, wanda ke farawa daga Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), ya wuce ta Machhapuchhre Base Camp, Bagar, Deurali, Kimrong Khola, kuma a ƙarshe ya isa kauyen Ghandruk, mai kula da taron Lalit Gurung ne ya shirya shi. Kodayake bugu na farko na bikin yawon shakatawa an gudanar da shi a cikin 2074 (kalandar Nepal), cutar ta COVID-19 da ke ci gaba da kawo cikas ga ci gabanta. Sai dai Lalit Gurung ya sanar da mu cewa ana shirye-shiryen bugu na uku.
Mun shirya bugu biyu na Marathon Annapurna akan Ranar hawan Annapurna. Cutar ta COVID-19 ta dakatar da taron na 'yan shekaru, "in ji shi. "Amma yanzu mun himmatu ga ci gaba da shi. Mun yi imanin cewa hakan zai taimaka wajen farfado da fannin yawon bude ido da kuma taimakawa wajen rage matsalar da ake gani a harkar yawon bude ido.
Namijin wanda ya lashe tseren marathon zai sami kyautar tsabar kudi NPR 1,50,000 (Kimanin USD 1150). Wadanda suka zo na biyu da na uku za su sami NPR 1,00,000 (Kimanin USD 770) da NPR 75,000 (Kimanin USD 575). A bangaren mata, wanda ya yi nasara za a ba shi NPR 75,000 (Kimanin USD 575), yayin da na biyu da na uku za su sami NPR 50,000 (Kimanin USD 385) da NPR 25,000 (Kimanin USD 190), bi da bi.

A cikin bikin, tare da gudun fanfalaki, za a kuma gudanar da gasar wasan kwallon raga da na kwallon kwando a matakin kauye. Wadanda suka yi nasara da wadanda suka zo na biyu a gasar kwallon volleyball da kwallon kwando za su sami kyautar tsabar kudi NPR 80,000 (Kimanin USD 615) da NPR 50,000 (Kimanin USD 385), bi da bi.
Wasu abubuwa daban-daban za su faru a yayin bikin, ciki har da rarraba lambar yabo ta Annapurna Journalism Award, hawan doki, tseren rufe ido, harbin bindiga, nune-nunen al'adu da ke nuna al'adu da al'adun Gurung, da sauransu.

