| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 6th Aug 1934 |
| Age | 92 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Trad (Worked) | HVS |
| Hardest Trad (Onsight) | E1 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Don Whillans | |
| Ian Clough | |
| Leo Houlding | |
| Mike Thompson | |
| Hamish MacInnes | |
| Groups | |
| American Alpine Club | Honorary Member |
| Climbers' Club | Member 1960–1964 |
| Groupe de Haute Montagne |
Honorary Member Member from 1962 |
| The Alpine Club | President 1996–1998 |
[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372
[2] Episode 1 - Chris Bonington | The Kapadia Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4b2sThIeA
[3] Everest - The Hard Way (1975) /library/7188/everest---the-hard-way
[4] https://archive.org/details/bonington
[5] Bonington Mountaineer (2026) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXRyk5xX6aE
| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 6th Aug 1934 |
| Age | 92 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Trad (Worked) | HVS |
| Hardest Trad (Onsight) | E1 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Don Whillans | |
| Ian Clough | |
| Leo Houlding | |
| Mike Thompson | |
| Hamish MacInnes | |
| Groups | |
| American Alpine Club | Honorary Member |
| Climbers' Club | Member 1960–1964 |
| Groupe de Haute Montagne |
Honorary Member Member from 1962 |
| The Alpine Club | President 1996–1998 |
[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372
[2] Episode 1 - Chris Bonington | The Kapadia Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4b2sThIeA
[3] Everest - The Hard Way (1975) /library/7188/everest---the-hard-way
[4] https://archive.org/details/bonington
[5] Bonington Mountaineer (2026) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXRyk5xX6aE