Annapurna South Face: The Classic Account of Survival (Adrenaline) by C.B.E., Sir Chris Bonington  (1)
$14.95
|
Boundless Horizons: The Autobiography of Chris Bonington by Chris Bonington  (2)
|
Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (Adrenaline Classics) by Sir Chris Bonington  (4)
$11.21
|
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest by Anatoli Boukreev (259)
$7.99
|
Everest: Mountain without Mercy by Broughton Coburn (51)
|
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||||||||||
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
From the Back Cover
EVEREST, the world's highest mountain peak, has a magnificence, a compulsive attraction that has lured so many climbers over the years. One such was Chris Bonington, Britain's best-known climber. He first accepted the challenge of Everest in the early 1970s and has since made no less than four expeditions to its different faces.
A breathtaking celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the Mt. Everest summit
Joining the worldwide celebration of this adventure milestone, Chris Bonington's Everest honors the highest point on Earth with exhilarating panoramic photography and gripping tales of triumph and tragedy at 29,000 feet.
Britain's greatest living mountaineer, a vivid memoirist and outstanding photographer, Sir Chris Bonington offers armchair alpinists a breathtaking climb to the top of the world in this lavish, full-color, large-format book.
Recounting the stunning successes and brutal tragedies of his own Everest expeditions, Bonington reveals the mountain in all its majesty and mystery, giving readers an absorbing firsthand account that is as gripping as any psychological thriller.
From the Back Cover
EVEREST, the world's highest mountain peak, has a magnificence, a compulsive attraction that has lured so many climbers over the years. One such was Chris Bonington, Britain's best-known climber. He first accepted the challenge of Everest in the early 1970s and has since made no less than four expeditions to its different faces.
His first, unsuccessful, attempt was on the formidable South West Face that had repulsed so many expeditions. But in 1975 he returned to lead a successful ascent of this face, which put the first Britons on the summit.
In