Everest: The Hard Way
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the autumn of 1975, a team of Britain's finest mountaineers set their sights on the most audacious prize in the history of high-altitude climbing — the unscaled Southwest Face of Mount Everest, a sheer wall of rock and ice that had defeated every previous expedition. Everest: The Hard Way chronicles Chris Bonington's masterful account of leading that legendary British expedition, detailing the brutal logistics, the life-or-death decisions made at altitude, and the triumphant — yet heartbreaking — ascent that would etch itself permanently into mountaineering history. Beyond the gripping narrative of physical endurance, Bonington's account illuminates the profound human drama at the heart of extreme adventure — the bonds of trust forged between teammates, the crushing weight of leadership under impossible conditions, and the terrible cost of ambition at the edge of human capability. Written with the authority of a man who stood at the precipice himself, the book remains a landmark work in the literature of exploration, celebrated for its unflinching honesty and vivid, propulsive prose. For anyone who has ever looked up at an impossible summit and wondered what drives a person to climb it, Bonington's answer is as compelling today as it was the day it was written.
Author: Chris Bonington
Format: Paperback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the autumn of 1975, a team of Britain's finest mountaineers set their sights on the most audacious prize in the history of high-altitude climbing — the unscaled Southwest Face of Mount Everest, a sheer wall of rock and ice that had defeated every previous expedition. Everest: The Hard Way chronicles Chris Bonington's masterful account of leading that legendary British expedition, detailing the brutal logistics, the life-or-death decisions made at altitude, and the triumphant — yet heartbreaking — ascent that would etch itself permanently into mountaineering history. Beyond the gripping narrative of physical endurance, Bonington's account illuminates the profound human drama at the heart of extreme adventure — the bonds of trust forged between teammates, the crushing weight of leadership under impossible conditions, and the terrible cost of ambition at the edge of human capability. Written with the authority of a man who stood at the precipice himself, the book remains a landmark work in the literature of exploration, celebrated for its unflinching honesty and vivid, propulsive prose. For anyone who has ever looked up at an impossible summit and wondered what drives a person to climb it, Bonington's answer is as compelling today as it was the day it was written.