Chris Bonington Mountaineer by Sir Chris Bonington
Mountaineer is a photographic autobiography by Chris Bonington, one of the world's most successful mountaineers. In this beautifully presented book, Bonington reveals a life spent in high places, and the development of a passion that led him to climb many of the world's hardest mountains including Everest. Features 420 colour photographs.
'A gem, both in terms of climbing history and pure scenic mountain photographic art' (The New York Times). 'A visual triumph!' (Stephen Venables, Alpine Club Journal). 'A coffee table book par excellence. The photos, well chosen and admirably reproduced, constantly remind us of the reasons we go to the mountains - Bonington's life story is by definition exciting and unique.' (Steve Roper, American Alpine Journal).
Born in 1934, Chris Bonington - mountaineer, writer, photographer and lecturer - started climbing at the age of 16 in 1951. It has been his passion ever since. He made the first British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger and led the expedition that made the first ascent of the South Face of Annapurna, the biggest and most difficult climb in the Himalaya at the time. He went on to lead the expedition that made the first ascent of the South West Face of Everest in 1975 and then reached the summit of Everest himself in 1985 with a Norwegian expedition. He has written 17 books, fronted numerous television programmes and has lectured to the public and corporate audiences all over the world. He received a knighthood in 1996 for services to mountaineering, was president of the Council for National Parks for eight years, and is the Non Executive Chairman of Berghaus and a Chancellor of Lancaster University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781898573302 |
| ISBN 10 | 1898573301 |
| Title | Chris Bonington Mountaineer |
| Author | Sir Chris Bonington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Baton Wicks Publications |
| Year published | 1996-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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