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24%OFFSir Chris Bonington - I Chose to Climb - 9781780221397 - V9781780221397
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I Chose to Climb

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Description for I Chose to Climb Paperback. The early climbing years of Britain's greatest living mountaineer, from his schooldays to his ascent of the Eiger in 1962. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.

The early climbing years of Britain's greatest living mountaineer, from his schooldays to his ascent of the Eiger in 1962.

I CHOSE TO CLIMB, first published in 1966, was Chris Bonington's first book. He was recognised then, as now, as one of the outstanding members of a brilliant generation of mountaineers, which included such personalities as Hamish MacInnes, Don Whillans and Ian Clough. Here he describes his climbing beginnings as a teenager as well as successful ascents all over the world: the first ascent of the Central Pillar of Freney, the first British ascent of the North Face of ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
206g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780221397
SKU
V9781780221397
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10

About Sir Chris Bonington
Sir 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.

Reviews for I Chose to Climb
Compelling and always exciting
Sunday Telegraph
Bonington's writing is lucid, fast-paced, highly readable and, above all, honest
Daily Telegraph

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