The Everest Years - by Chris Bonington (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Bonington chronicles four expeditions to the Himalaya and Everest, including the 1975 South-West Face expedition on which he was leader and on which Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to summit the mountain. Bonington also recounts expeditions to K2 and The Ogre (Baintha Brakk) in the Karakoram, and Kongur, in China.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Sir Chris Bonington</strong> is a household name as a result of his distinguished mountaineering career during which he has lead pioneering expeditions to the summits of some of the most stunning mountains in the world. <em><strong>The Everest Years</strong></em> shares the story of his relationship with the highest and most sought-after peak on the planet, <strong>Everest</strong>, and his ultimate fulfilment upon finally summiting in 1985 at age fifty.</p><p>Bonington chronicles four expeditions to the Himalaya and Everest, including the 1975 South-West Face expedition on which he was leader and on which Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to summit the mountain. Bonington also recounts expeditions to <strong>K2</strong> and <strong>The Ogre</strong> (Baintha Brakk) in the Karakoram, and <strong>Kongur</strong>, in China, describing passionately each attempt: the logistics, glory, and tragedy, seeking to explain his perpetual fascination with the highest points on earth, despite repeatedly enduring the trauma of losing friends, and often placing huge responsibility upon anxious loved ones left at home.</p><p><em><strong>The Everest Years</strong></em> reveals Bonington's love and appreciation for his ever-supportive wife Wendy, the loyal Sherpas, the companions sharing his mountain memories including <strong>Doug Scott, Dougal Haston, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker</strong> and <strong>Mo Anthoine</strong>, and of course the glorious peaks of the <strong>Himalaya</strong> and <strong>Karakoram</strong> mountain ranges. Following <em><strong>I Chose to Climb</strong></em> and <em><strong>The Next Horizon</strong></em>, this final instalment of Bonington's autobiography will take you through a huge spectrum of brutally honest emotions and majestic landscapes.</p>
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