Chris Bonington est une figure centrale de la littérature de montagne, réputé pour ses récits saisissants d'ascensions et d'explorations audacieuses. Son écriture explore les exigences physiques et psychologiques de l'escalade, capturant l'essence de l'aventure en haute altitude et la résilience de l'esprit humain dans des environnements extrêmes. La prose de Bonington plonge les lecteurs dans la beauté austère et les dangers inhérents aux sommets les plus redoutables du monde, offrant une perspective unique sur la poursuite d'objectifs extrêmes.
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.
Following a remarkable year of climbing, Peter Boardman's last book Sacred Summits recounts his trips to the South Face of the Carstensz Pyramid in New Guinea, Kangchenjunga and Gauri Sankar.
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.
The author recounts his successful climb of Mount Everest, the three previous Everest expeditions he accompanied, and his fellow mountaineers and climbing partners
