Don’t cheat, don’t scroll down the page in advance to see whom I met. You have to hear out my tale first. I read about him and heard of him much before I met him. I gobbled up a fascinating book by him on Everest with record speed. In a world full of things that…
Tag: Chris Bonington
On Cloud Nine!
So today was the last day of Sir Bonington’s visit to our campus and the agenda was the most special for me. He was giving away professional development certificates to faculty members and I was one of the recipients. So here I am grinning from ear to ear with Sir Chris Bonington while receiving my certificate. And there…
A Short Clip from Sir Chris Bonington's Talk
Here is a short clip with Sir Chris Bonington gave at our institute. Sorry for the poor audio quality but I recorded it on my cell phone. This is that part in his talk when he is on the final stretch of Everest. And just before he climbs notice how he mentions all his dead…
Meeting Sir Chris Bonington
I read his book Bonington’s Everest a few months back and knew about the failed 1972 South West face attempt, the successful 1975 South West face attempt where he didn’t climb the peak himself as the leader of the expedition and then the successful climb of Everest in 1985. In between there was a disaster…