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Ascent

Yazan: Chris Bonington
Seslendiren: Gordon Griffin
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'He is the David Attenborough of mountaineering . . . Bonington's most personal memoir yet' The Times

'This is a compelling tale of fortitude and endurance' The Sunday Times


Chris Bonington is Britain’s best-known climber, having spent a lifetime among the world’s highest and wildest mountains.

In the 1960s, he made the first British ascent of the north face of the Eiger. In the 1970s, he led some of the most important first ascents ever achieved in the Himalaya, including the south face of Annapurna and the south-west face of Everest – the hard way. Along with successes came the agony of friends losing their lives on the mountain, gambling with the highest stakes of all. In the 1980s, he reached the summit of Everest, aged fifty-one, a moment of fulfilment that only renewed his passion for adventure. In the years since, he has led countless expeditions to remote peaks with small teams all over the world, his enthusiasm for remote and little-known places still burning as he enters his ninth decade.

He now looks back on his extraordinary life, recounting his family’s adventurous roots, his mother’s struggle to bring him up through the Blitz on her own, his discovery of the mountains, his fierce ambition and the long marriage that gave a sensitive boy the security to find his place in the world. Honours and fame follow the decades of risk and adventure, but nothing could protect him from the devastating fatal illness of his wife Wendy. Open, honest and full of hardwon wisdom, Ascent is the epic saga of an unrepeatable life on the edge.
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'He is the icon of British climbing'
'These well chronicled chapters of Chris’s life read like the pages of an epic saga with all the battle and victory, triumph and tragedy, love and loss one would expect of a mythical hero' (Leo Houlding)
'Bonington was a fabulous and very creative climber. He brought Britain back to being a leading nation of climbers' (Reinhold Messner)
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As a non climber I found this biography of an incredible man inspirational. Very well narrated.

What a man... truly inspirational.

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As per other reviews, I almost gave up after an hour but stick with it. Some incredible adventures and a life well lived

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Well narrated, so very easy to listen to. Love hearing people’s story’s and this man has had plenty of adventures. Also touched by his love for his wife and family. Hearing how he continues to live a fulfilling life is inspiring.

A beautifully honest tale of adventure, love, life and it’s ups and downs.

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What a listen, what a life, a very detailed account of Sir Chris Bonningtons life as a mountaineer, as a father and as a person.

What a listen.

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interesting listening love mountain literature boningtons past climbing with eg scott haston willians boardman tasker i have read or listened to a few to get a feel for each others view of past experiences in the mountains

interesting listen

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