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. He describes how it feels to climb Everest, not only as a mountaineer but also as a lover of nature, capturing the unique features of the mountain.
- ISBN10 0304363812
- ISBN13 9780304363810
- Publish Date 14 November 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 July 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English