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I Chose to Climb

By: Sir Chris Bonington
Narrated by: Mark Estob
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Summary

The early climbing years of Britain's greatest living mountaineer, from his schooldays to his ascent of the Eiger in 1962.

I Chose to Climb, first published in 1966, was Chris Bonington's first book. He was recognised then, as now, as one of the outstanding members of a brilliant generation of mountaineers, which included such personalities as Hamish MacInnes, Don Whillans and Ian Clough. Here he describes his climbing beginnings as a teenager as well as successful ascents all over the world: the first ascent of the Central Pillar of Freney, the first British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1962, Annapurna II in 1960 and in an unhappy expedition in 1961, Nuptse, the third peak of Everest.

The first volume of Chris Bonington's autobiography is written with a warmth and enthusiasm that he has made his own. It tells of his climbing tastes and practice and of family, friends and partnerships cemented over many years.

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©2020 Sir Chris Bonington (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group
Climbing & Mountaineering Sports Outdoor Adventure
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interesting listen

interesting listen about chris and how he got in to climbing some of the places he has visited and climbed would of like to to here more of the over land trip from India to the alps heard that a lot in climbing books in the earlys day of climbing

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