SEARCH ALL
FACTS & STATISTICS
Advanced view
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
Sir Christian John Storey Bonington (born August 6 , 1934 in Hampstead ), is a British mountaineer . He is one of the most prolific and successful mountaineers of the 20th century and was knighted in 1996 . His career has included 19 expeditions to the Himalaya including four to Mount Everest . He has written 15 books and made many television appearances.
2005 he will become Chancellor of Lancaster University .
Notable Climbs
1961 Central Pillar of Freney, Mont Blanc (First Ascent) 1962 North Wall of the Eiger (First British Ascent); Central Tower of Paine , Patagonia (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), Ogre (7284m) (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, Gangroti (6501m) (First Ascent) 1983 Vinson Massif (4897m) (First British Ascent - solo) 1985 Ascent of Mount Everest (8850m) as member of Norwegian Everest Expedition
Bibliography I Chose to Climb (Gollancz) 1966Annapurna South Face (Cassell) 1970The Next Horizon (Gollancz) 1972Everest South West Face (Hodder and Stoughton) 1973Changabang (Heinemann)1974Everest the Hard Way (Hodder and Stoughton) 1976Quest for Adventure (Hodder and Stoughton) 1981Kongur: China's Elusive Summit (Hodder and Stoughton) 1982Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (with Dr Charles Clarke) (Hodder and Stoughton) 1983The Everest Years (Hodder and Stoughton) 1986Mountaineer - Thirty Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks (Hodder and Stoughton) 1989The Climbers (BBC Books and Hodder and Stoughton) 1992Sea, Ice and Rock (with Robin Knox-Johnston) (Hodder and Stoughton) 1992Great Climbs (Ed with Audrey Salkeld) (Reed Illustrated Books) 1994Tibet's Secret Mountain, the Triumph of Sepu Kangri (with Dr Charles Clarke) (Weidenfield and Nicholson) 1999Boundless Horizons (Weidenfield and Nicholson) 2000
Links
External link Chris Boningon Home Page (http://www.bonington.com/ )
Results from FactBites:
Celebrity Speakers - SIR CHRIS BONNINGTON (538 words)
Chris Bonnington is one of the most successful expedition leaders in the history of mountaineering . Chris Bonnington describes his own personal success in at last reaching the summit of Everest in 1985 at the age of 50, as a member of the Norwegian Everest Expedition. Chris Bonnington tells a series of dramatic stories to underline the lessons to be learnt and to help build a strategy for life - not just to survive - but to succeed and prosper.
Chris Bonnington Everest Climber (226 words)
Chris Bonnington describes his own personal success in at last reaching the summit of Everest in 1985 at... The famous mountaineer Chris Bonnington calculating loads on his Apple IIc computer at the Mount Everest Base camp. behind the life of Chris Bonnington , through his pioneering approach to the Eiger , Annapurna and Mt. Everest .
More results at FactBites »
Feeds |
Contact