Chris Bonington Mountaineer : Thirty Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks - Softcover

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.

'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).