Sir Christian John Storey Bonington, CBE (born 6 August 1934 in Hampstead, London) is an English mountaineer. He was educated at University College School in Hampstead and is one of the world's most experienced and successful mountaineers. In 1996, he was knighted for his services to the sport. His career has included nineteen expeditions to the Himalayas, including four to Mount Everest and the first ascent of the south face of Annapurna. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hampstead is a suburb of north London in the London Borough of Camden, located four miles (6. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen (King) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ... University College School, known generally as UCS, is a British Independent school situated in Hampstead, north west London. ... Hampstead is a suburb of north London in the London Borough of Camden, located four miles (6. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... “Everest” redirects here. ... Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located east of a great...

He has written fifteen books, made many television appearances, and received many honours, including, since January 2005, the chancellorship of Lancaster University. He is honorary president of the Hiking Club at the university and he is the Honorary President of the British Orienteering Federation. He has lived in Cumbria with his wife, Wendy since 1974. He is a patron, and former president (1988-91), of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC). A chained book in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side, and within protective covers. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Chancellor (disambiguation). ... Lancaster University (officially the University of Lancaster) is a collegiate campus university in Lancaster, England. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...

Notable climbs

• 1961 Central Pillar of Freney, Mont Blanc (First Ascent) with Ian Clough, Don Whillans and Jan Długosz
• 1962 North Wall of the Eiger (First British Ascent) with Ian Clough
• 1963 Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia (First Ascent) with Don Whillans^[1]
• 1965 Coronation Street, Cheddar Gorge (First Ascent)
• 1966 Old Man of Hoy (First Ascent)
• 1970 Annapurna South Face Expedition (Leader)
• 1972 British Everest Expedition (Leader)
• 1973 Brammah (6411m) (First Ascent)
• 1974 Changabang, Garhwal Himalaya (6864m) (First Ascent)
• 1975 British South West Face of Everest Expedition (Leader), The Ogre (7285m) (Leader) with Doug Scott; British K2 Expedition to West Face K2.
• 1981 Kongur Tagh (7719m) (first ascent)
• 1982 British Everest Expedition, North East Ridge (Leader)
• 1983 West Summit of Shivling, Gangotri (6501m) (First Ascent)
• 1983 Vinson Massif (4897m) (First British Ascent - solo)
• 1985 Ascent of Mount Everest (8850m) as member of Norwegian Everest Expedition

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Bibliography

• I Chose to Climb (Gollancz) 1966
• Annapurna South Face (Cassell) 1970 (dedicated to the memory of Ian Clough, who was killed after the ascent)
• The Next Horizon (Gollancz) 1972
• Everest South West Face (Hodder and Stoughton) 1973
• Changabang (Heinemann)1974
• Everest the Hard Way (Hodder and Stoughton) 1976
• Quest for Adventure (Hodder and Stoughton) 1981
• Kongur: China's Elusive Summit (Hodder and Stoughton) 1982
• Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (with Dr Charles Clarke) (Hodder and Stoughton) 1983
• The Everest Years (Hodder and Stoughton) 1986
• Mountaineer - Thirty Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks (Hodder and Stoughton) 2007

• The Climbers (BBC Books and Hodder and Stoughton) 1992
• Sea, Ice and Rock (with Robin Knox-Johnston) (Hodder and Stoughton) 1992
• Great Climbs (Ed with Audrey Salkeld) (Reed Illustrated Books) 1994
• Tibet's Secret Mountain, the Triumph of Sepu Kangri (with Dr Charles Clarke) (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) 1999
• Boundless Horizons (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) 2000
• Chris Bonington's Everest (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) 2002

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See also

• Rock climbing
• Ice climbing

Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England. ... Ice climbing is the recreational activity of climbing ice formations such as icefalls, and frozen waterfalls. ...

References

1. ^ The First Ascent | Alpinist

External link

• Chris Bonington Home Page