Everest Expeditions by Sir Chris Bonington
In three books, Everest the Hard Way (1976), Everest South-West Face (1973) and Everest the Unclimbed Ridge (written with Charles Clarke in1983), Chris Bonington demonstrated how, in the years after John Hunt's expedition made the first ascent of Everest, climbers chose different routes to reach the same pinnacle. Bonington himself has taken part in nineteen Himalayan expeditions. Here, for the first time, these classic, first-hand accounts are brought together in one omnibus volume, with photographs drawn from his own archive of photographs and those of other climbers.
Chris Bonington will be on THIS IS YOUR LIFE - transmission date tbc as theyonly decide a week in advance (the producers will tell me as soon as they know)Chris Bonington taking part in the RGS 50th Anniversary Everest celebrations on Thursday 29th May at the Odeon, Leicester Square and his books will be on sale (via Stanfords). He has been doing publicity around this event and I am liaising with the event organiser at the Mount Everest Foundation. He will be doing interviews on the day with TALKING POINT (BBC World Service) and SKY NEWS. His event at the Cheltenham Spring Festival was a huge success - there were 800 people in the Town Hall and at least 100 books were sold. EVEREST EXPEDITIONS was mentioned in an Everest book round-up by THE GUARDIAN (24/5/03): 'Chris Bonington's three classic accounts of his stuggles with the mountain.' and as a Book of the Week in the DAILY EXPRESS (24/5/03). WANDERLUST magazine has also included it in an Everest book round-up (June 2003). Chris Bo
Chris Bonington has taken part in 19 Himalayan expeditions and combined a career as a mountaineer with the writing of fifteen books, four of which were about Everest - Everest South West Face, Everest The Hard Way, Everest The Unclimbed Ridge and The Everest Years. Sir Chris was knighted in 1992 for services to mountaineering. He is heading the RGS/Alpine Club's Everest Celebrations Committee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297829362 |
| ISBN 10 | 029782936X |
| Title | Everest Expeditions |
| Author | Sir Chris Bonington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2003-05-22 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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