Chris Bonington

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Also known as Christian Bonington.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 6th Aug 1934
Age 91 years old
Gender Male
Climbing
Hardest Trad (Worked) HVS
Hardest Trad (Onsight) E1
Notable Partnerships
Don Whillans
Ian Clough
Leo Houlding
Mike Thompson

References

[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4b2sThIeA

[3] Everest - The Hard Way 1975

[4] https://archive.org/details/bonington

Contributors
49 contributions since 27th February 2021.
38 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 6th Aug 1934
Age 91 years old
Gender Male
Climbing
Hardest Trad (Worked) HVS
Hardest Trad (Onsight) E1
Notable Partnerships
Don Whillans
Ian Clough
Leo Houlding
Mike Thompson

References

[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4b2sThIeA

[3] Everest - The Hard Way 1975

[4] https://archive.org/details/bonington

Contributors
49 contributions since 27th February 2021.
38 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

Bibliography

Bonington, Chris. Ascent. Simon & Schuster, Limited, 2017.
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Bonington, Chris. I Chose to Climb. Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2013.
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Bonington, Chris, and Roland Smith. Chris Bonington's Lakeland Heritage. Halsgrove, 2004.
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Bonington, Chris. Chris Bonington's Everest. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002.
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Bonington, Chris. Boundless Horizons. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000.
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