Quest For Adventure. Remarkable Feats of Exploration and Adventure 1950 - 2000

Bonington, Chris

ISBN 10: 030435418X / ISBN 13: 9780304354184

Published by Cassell, London, 2000

About this Item

Dustwrapper, 4to, pp.352. Illustrated, inc maps. Updated edition of a book Bonington first set out in 1981 under the same title. Other than a tiny nick and very minor wear to the wrapper top edge in one place, this is a nice crisp and bright copy, fine in a very near fine dustwrapper. Heavy book weighing c 1700g when packed, and thus extra postage ( at cost ) will be requested to cover shortfall from default postage quotation for 1000g for overseas orders and those wanted by 1st class post in the UK. ( 2nd class UK unaffected ). Quote can be given if requested.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quest For Adventure. Remarkable Feats of Exploration and Adventure 1950 - 2000
• Publisher: Cassell, London
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030435418X
• ISBN 13: 9780304354184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The Quest For Adventure: Remarkable Feats Of Exploration And Adventure Bonington, Sir Chris

About the Author

Born in 1934, Chris Bonington - mountaineer, writer, photographer and lecturer - started climbing at the age of sixteen in 1951. It has been his passion ever since. He made the first British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger and led the expedition that made the first ascent of the South Face of Annapurna, the biggest and most difficult climb in the Himalaya at the time. He went on to lead the expedition that made the first ascent of the South-West Face of Everest in 1975 and then reached the summit of Everest himself in 1985 with a Norwegian expedition. He has written seventeen books, fronted numerous television programmes and has lectured to the public and corporate audiences all over the world. He received a knighthood in 1996 for services to mountaineering, was president of the Council for National Parks for eight years, and is the non-executive chairman of Berghaus and a chancellor of Lancaster University.