- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (13 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841882305
- ISBN-13: 978-1841882307
- Product Dimensions: 26 x 19.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
371,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #68 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > Nepal
- See Complete Table of Contents
| ||||||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Trade in Chris Bonington's Everest for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Plus, get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
'Chris Bonington's Everest is a powerful introduction to the world of mountaineering and a fitting tribute to a magnificent mountain and the heroic climbers who try to reach its summit. Backed up with solid accounts and stuning photography recounting seminal moments in the mountain's history, this is an epic read about the triumphs of a great man who stands as an icon of British mountaineering. Sir Chris, we salute you.' (GLOBAL (Jan 2004) )
Product Description
May 29, 2003 marks the 50th anniversary of the first climbing of Mount Everest. Chris Bonington was the first to scale Everest 'the hard way' - by the south-west ridge - and he has taken part in three other expeditions. No other mountaineer, writer or photographer has as much experience of Everest. His last climb, in 1985 at 50, was a personal summit. Here he tells the story of his attempts on Everest, the triumphs and the tragedies, illustrated from his own archive of photographs and diaries of other climbers.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I could not put this book down.
I have read the individual books from this but to have 4 in 1 is perfect.
I am not a climber but have a love of the mountains especially Everest.
Mr Bonington writing is superb and the views of his team in the various expeditions is enthralling.
BUY IT
I have read the individual books from this but to have 4 in 1 is perfect.
I am not a climber but have a love of the mountains especially Everest.
Mr Bonington writing is superb and the views of his team in the various expeditions is enthralling.
BUY IT
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read his earliest books and most recently the account of the failed 1972 expedition on South West face of everest I was keen to pick up this book and read about his other expeditions. The striking thing about this book apart from the quality writing, is the amazing photography. Well worth reading
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's refreshing (although not emotionally easy) to read stories that tell the story of the failures and losses around Everest expeditions as well as the successes that surround attempts on this peak. It gives a good balance to the book that it contains both sides of the emotional coin and containd some genuinely interesting background on the people, the place, the situations and the challenges experienced.
A lot of the stories told are about pioneering expeditions to attempt first climbs on untried routes up the hill. It's great stuff and takes you back to the Everest that existed before the mass expeditions that have got so many to the top by familiar routes that have been described so many times that armchair readers can describe in a detail that would have stunned the early Everest pioneers. It's not that Everest is getting easier, it's just getting a bit familiar (there's a lot of literature out there) and it's quite nice to reflect on the time when it wasn't.
In addition to the tales, the book contains some fantastic photography and deserves to be on a table rather than a shelf.
A lot of the stories told are about pioneering expeditions to attempt first climbs on untried routes up the hill. It's great stuff and takes you back to the Everest that existed before the mass expeditions that have got so many to the top by familiar routes that have been described so many times that armchair readers can describe in a detail that would have stunned the early Everest pioneers. It's not that Everest is getting easier, it's just getting a bit familiar (there's a lot of literature out there) and it's quite nice to reflect on the time when it wasn't.
In addition to the tales, the book contains some fantastic photography and deserves to be on a table rather than a shelf.
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > China
- Books > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > Indian Subcontinent
- Books > Biography > Sport
- Books > History > Other Historical Subjects > Discovery & Exploration
- Books > Science & Nature
- Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Climbing & Mountaineering > Mountaineering History & Biography
- Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > India
- Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > Nepal
- Books > Travel & Holiday > Travel Writing
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
