Chris Bonington ist eine Schlüsselfigur der Bergsteigerliteratur, bekannt für seine lebendigen Berichte über herausfordernde Aufstiege und Expeditionen. Seine Schriften tauchen tief in die physischen und psychologischen Anforderungen des Kletterns ein und fangen die Essenz des Hochgebirgsabenteuers und die Widerstandsfähigkeit des menschlichen Geistes in extremen Umgebungen ein. Boningtons Prosa versetzt die Leser in die karge Schönheit und die inhärenten Gefahren der gewaltigsten Gipfel der Welt und bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf das Streben nach extremen Zielen.
Savage Arena is an inspirational tale of the adventuring spirit which follows its own path. Tasker vividly describes the first British winter ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the first ascent of the West Wall of Changabang and his two unsuccessful attempts on K2, the second highest mountain on Earth.
Everest the Cruel Way is Tasker's story of an attempt to climb the highest mountain on earth, without supplemental oxygen, and in winter. Tasker's epic account vividly describes experiences that no climber had previously encountered or endured.
Peter Boardman planned to tackle the unclimbed West Wall of Changabang in 1976. This was perhaps the most fearsome and technically challenging granite wall in the Garhwal Himalaya. Amusing, lucidly descriptive, and immensely readable, The Shining Mountain is the very personal and honest story of this remarkable attempt.
Sir John Boardman is one of the foremost experts on ancient Greek art. His autobiography offers a mixture of scholarly reminiscence, reflection on family life, travelogue, and critique of classical scholarship worldwide. Illustrated with pictures of travels, friends and home life, it reflects on his experiences of more than 90 years.
The complete life story of arguably Britain's greatest mountaineer, whose career has spanned six decades of climbing peaks, across all continents and still being able to summit The Old Man of Hoy aged eighty years of age in 2015.