The Quest for Adventure by Sir Chris Bonington

The Quest for Adventure by Sir Chris Bonington

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In this collection of stories, Chris Bonington looks at the adventurous impulse which has driven men and women to achieve the impossible in the face of Earth's elements - crossing its oceans, deserts and poles; canoeing its rivers; climbing its mountains; and descending into its caves.

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The Quest for Adventure by Sir Chris Bonington

In this collection of stories, Chris Bonington looks at the adventurous impulse which has driven men and women to achieve the impossible in the face of Earth's elements - crossing its oceans, deserts and poles; canoeing its rivers; climbing its mountains; and descending into its caves.
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 9780304354184
ISBN 10 030435418X
Title The Quest for Adventure
Author Sir Chris Bonington
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2000-10-19
Number of pages 352
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