The Next Horizon

From the Eiger to the South Face of Annapurna

Sir Chris Bonington

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Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
07 February 2017

Autobiography: sport; Climbing & mountaineering; Expeditions

The Next Horizon, the second volume in Chris Bonington's autobiography after I Chose to Climb, picks up his story from 1962 and relates his subsequent adventures as a mountaineer, photographer, journalist and expedition leader alongside eminent climbers including Doug Scott and Don Whillans, throughout an extraordinary decade of adversity, thrill and discovery.

The book opens with a journey to Chile to climb the Central Tower of Paine. Bonington then recounts his ascents across the globe; from the Old Man of Hoy in Scotland, the Eiger in Switzerland, to Sangay in Ecuador to name but a few. He concludes in the summer of 1972 with preparations for his ambitious autumn Everest expedition.

This revealing narrative of Chris Bonington's experiences provides an insight into the charismatic generation of climbing personalities with whom he travelled, as well as his development into the celebrity we know today.

By: Sir Chris Bonington
Imprint: Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9781911342175
ISBN 10: 1911342177
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 07 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1- Chilean Expedition, 2- Christmas in Patagonia, 3- The Central Tower of Paine, 4- Woodland, 5- Alpine Summer, 6- Home Ground, 7- Hogmanay, 8- Tele-Climbing at Cheddar, 9- Rassemblement International, 10- The Right-hand Pillar of Brouillard, 11- Eiger Direct: Preparations, 12- Eiger Direct: The Climb, 13- Eiger Direct: The Summit, 14- Sangay from the East, 15- Sangay from the West, 16- The Old Man of Hoy, 17- Eskimoes, 18- The Valley of the Hunza, 19- The Blue Nile, 20- Annapurna: Preparation, 21- Annapurna: The Climb, 22- What Next?

Born in 1934, Chris Bonington - mountaineer, writer, photographer and lecturer - started climbing at the age of sixteen in 1951. It has been his passion ever since. He made the first British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger and led the expedition that made the first ascent of the South Face of Annapurna, the biggest and most difficult climb in the Himalaya at the time. He went on to lead the expedition that made the first ascent of the South West Face of Everest in 1975 and then reached the summit of Everest himself in 1985 with a Norwegian expedition. He has written seventeen books, fronted numerous television programmes and has lectured to the public and corporate audiences all over the world. He received a knighthood in 1996 for services to mountaineering, was president of the Council for National Parks for eight years, and is the Non Executive Chairman of Berghaus and a Chancellor of Lancaster University.