by Jim Curran · Constable and Robinson · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781841192611
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«High Achiever» is the biography of Chris Bonington written by Jim Curran, published by Constable and Robinson in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Jim Curran reconstructs the career of Chris Bonington, a central figure in British mountaineering for four decades: his solitary childhood, his time in aviation and the army, and his leap into professional alpinism. It also covers his expeditions to the Eiger, Annapurna, K2 and Everest, with his doubts, risks and personal losses.
The work, originally published in 1999, was nominated for the Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature. This paperback edition was published on 5 October 2000.
For fans of mountaineering and adventure sports biographies.
