{"product_id":"boundless-horizons-the-autobiography-of-chris-bonington-2000-signed","title":"Boundless Horizons: The Autobiography of Chris Bonington (2000) (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis massive volume from brings together Sir Christian Bonington's three published memoirs in one volume. Bonington was a national hero to many climbers and non-climbers in the UK, and was leader of most British expeditions to the Greater Ranges in the '70s and '80s - a time when these guys were really pushing the boundaries. Many of Bonington's friends and peers died on these expeditions - but he always made it home. Sometimes in spectacular ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/i-chose-to-climb-by-chris-bonington-1966?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Chose to Climb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e describe's Bonington's youth, his entrance to climbing, and the early climbs in the Alps which made his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/the-next-horizon-by-chris-bonington-1973-signed?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Next Horizon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e covers the years from 1962 to 1972, where Boninton solidified his reputation as an adventurer, traveled widely as an adventure and travel correspondent for a number of papers, played an integral part in the tragic first ascent of the Eiger Direct, and led the British expedition to the South Face of Annapurna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Everest Years\u003c\/em\u003e does what it says on the tin: describes Bonington's many trips to Mount Everest in the 1970s and 1980s to attempt new routes and push the limits of climbing on the world's highest peak — back when the mountain still had some fang, and the ants upon her skirts had real ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover book, 687 pages with two inserts of black-and-white photographs, and one insert of color photographs. UK first edition, published by Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson. A mammoth tome, but a nice presentation if you prefer to have only one volume on your shelf instead of three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy flat-signed by Bonington on the title page. A minor red smudge and a few dozen dinged pages at the top-outer edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46162541346952,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/C57CFB80-C1A9-471F-A3B2-E2CDB5BB70EA.jpg?v=1783382228","url":"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/boundless-horizons-the-autobiography-of-chris-bonington-2000-signed","provider":"Dirtbag Dan Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}