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1	Annapurna South Face more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist In 1970, Chris Bonington and his now-legendary team of mountaineers were the first climbers to tackle a big wall at extreme altitude. Their target was the south face of Nepal's Annapurna: 12,000 feet of steep rock and ice leading to a 26, 454-ft. summit. As serious armchair climbers will tell you, Annapurna South Face is better than all but a ... see all copies from $2.51! new only from $10.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sea Ice & Rock more books like this by Chris Bonington, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston add to wishlist After meeting on the TV programme "The Krypton Factor", the authors of this book pooled their abilities on a light-hearted sail to Skye to climb the Cuillin Ridge. The Greenland expedition was something much more ambitious. First Robin had to nurse his famous wooden yacht through the enclosing icebergs of Watkins Fjord. Then Chris had to sort out ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $79.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Touching the Void: The Harrowing First-Person Account of One Man's Miraculous Survival more books like this by Joe Simpson, Chris Bonington (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is the true story of friends Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, two experienced mountain climbers who met tragedy and triumph in the Andes. At the 21,000-foot peak of the mountain, Joe Simpson slipped and fell off an ice ledge, breaking his leg in the process. Although Simon Yates struggled to save Simpson, a harsh blizzard, and the fact that his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge more books like this by Chris Bonington, Charles Clarke add to wishlist Adrenaline Classics continues to bring to the fore the work of the father of modern mountaineering, the celebrated climber and writer, Sir Chris Bonington. EverestThe Unclimbed Ridge is a genuine classic of Everest literature, a book that series editor Clint Willis calls "the real climber's Into Thin Air. " Bonington and coauthor Charles Clarke ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Everest the hard way more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Tibet's Secret Mountain: The Triumph of Sepu Kangri more books like this by Sir Chris Bonington, Charles Clarke add to wishlist Two experienced climbers alternate the telling of their ascent of Sepu Kangri, a mountain in Tibet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Fragile Edge: A Personal Portrait of Loss on Everest more books like this by Maria Coffey, Chris Bonington (Foreword by) add to wishlist An intimate story of personal cost, risk, and loss in the mountaineering world. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $10.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Through a Land of Extremes: The Littledales of Central Asia more books like this by Elizabeth Clinch, Nicholas Clinch, Chris Bonington (Foreword by) add to wishlist 'Every one of their journeys would now be considered an accomplishment of note' Francis Younghusband. On 4 August 1895, at a 19,000ft pass on the north side of Goring La in Tibet, only 48 miles from Lhasa, a 43-year-old Englishman, his 55-year-old wife and a fox terrier confronted over 150 Tibetans armed with primitive matchlocks. The Englishman ... see all copies from $14.61! new only from $14.61! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Quest for Adventure more books like this by Sir Chris Bonington add to wishlist A round up of all the innovative post-war achievements that have pushed back the boundaries of the adventurous - on the world's oceans, across deserts, down rivers, up mountains, over the poles, up in balloons, out into space and down into caves. The author talked to most of the adventurous in this book to appraise their motivations, from Wilfred ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	World Mountaineering: The World's Great Mountains by the World's Great Mountaineers more books like this by Audrey Salkeld (Editor), Chris Bonington (Foreword by) add to wishlist World Mountaineering captures the essence of one of the most exhilarating sports, with rare insights into the lives of those who dare to accept nature's most awesome challenges. Featuring more than fifty of the world's most daunting mountains, from Mount Everest in Asia to Mount McKinley and Grand Teton in North America, this book is organized ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $32.35! \| first editions
11	Quest for Adventure: Ultimate Feats of Modern Exploration more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist One of the world's premier mountaineers profiles the 20 most remarkable expeditions of the century--astonishing displays of bravery and vision that capture the essence of adventure and the will to realize the impossible. Exhaustively researched, full of fascinating interviews, and richly illustrated, "Quest for Adventure" is a page-turner of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Climbers: A History of Mountaineering more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist Mountaineering has always demanded a fine balancing act between calculated risk-taking and the basic instinct for survival. The pioneers of the Victorian golden age tested this balance as they pushed themselves further and further, first in the Alps and later in the Himalayas. Of them all, it was perhaps Mummery whose attitude to climbing is ... see all copies from $2.53! first editions
13	Boundless Horizons: The Autobiography of Chris Bonington more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist Individually the three volumes of Chris Bonington's autobiography are collector's items. Here they are brought together in a value-for-money omnibus. I Chose to Climb, was published in 1966 and told of his initiation into mountaineering, from schoolboy beginnings, culminating in the British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger and his decision to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.80! \| first editions
14	Kongur, China's elusive summit more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Chris Bonington's Everest more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist Britain's greatest living mountaineer, a vivid memoirist, and outstanding photographer, Sir Bonington offers armchair alpinists a breathtaking climb to the top of the world in this lavish, full-color, large-format book. He gives readers an absorbing firsthand account that is as gripping as any psychological thriller. 4 maps. 90 photos. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $18.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Fragile Edge: Loss on Everest more books like this by Maria Coffey, Sir Chris Bonington, C.B.E. (Foreword by), Sir Chris Bonington (Foreword by) add to wishlist "A vivid, insightful book about Everest's real victims - the loved ones of the climbers who don't make it back. -David Breashears, co-director of the IMAX film "Everest" see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.17! \| signed copies
17	Everest South West Face more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $72.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	The Everest years : a climber's life more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist The third volume of Chris Bonington's memoirs chronicles Bonington's four expeditions to the world's highest peak and his obsession with this most treacherous of mountains. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	World mountaineering more books like this by Audrey Salkeld, Chris Bonington add to wishlist The award-winning World Mountaineering is now available in paperback. In the book, the world's leading mountaineers describe 50 spectacular peaks from around the world - their routes, their challenges, their climbing history, as well as compelling climbing experiences to inspire all who are enthralled by these most awesome of nature's creations. ... see all copies from $4.31! new only from $6.60! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Voices from the Mountains: 40 True-Life Stores of Unforgettable Adventure, Drama, and Human Endurance more books like this by Stephen Venables, Chris Bonington (Foreword by) add to wishlist Compelling narratives by adventurers who have scaled the world's most challenging mountains--featuring unforgettable drama, and tales of human endurance. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00!
21 view cover	More Great Railway Journeys more books like this by Bonington Allen, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sir Chris Bonington add to wishlist Seven people from various fields of activity provide personal accounts of railway journeys in different parts of the world: East Africa, Canada, Zimbabwe/Zambia/Tanzania, Argentina, Europe, Syria/Jordan, and the North of England/Scotland. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.00! \| first editions
22	The Ultimate Challenge: The Hardest Way Up the Highest Mountain in the World more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Everest Years more books like this by Chris Bonington add to wishlist The first volume of Chris Bonington's memoirs, "I Chose to Climb", was published in 1966 and told of his initiation into mountaineering, from schoolboy beginnings, culminating in the British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger and his decision to turn professional. "The Next Horizon" picks up where that volume left off and relates his subsequent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	Big Wall Climbing more books like this by Doug K. Scott add to wishlist see all copies from $6.95! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Heroic Climbs: A Celebration of World Mountaineering more books like this by Chris Bonington (Editor) add to wishlist This book encompasses the rich, broad spectrum of adventure that is mountain climbing, in a remarkable selection of first-hand accounts - most never before published - by 40 of the foremost mountaineers of modern times. Heroic Climbs looks at the development of climbing in the great mountainous areas of the world, from the Alps and remote ranges ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $185.52! \| signed copies \| first editions

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