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Sea, Ice and Rock: Sailing and climbing Above the Arctic Circle

When leading mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington was researching Quest for Adventure, his study of post-war adventure, he contacted Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world, for an interview. This simple request turned into an exchange of skills, which then grew into a joint expedition to Greenlands unexplored Lemon Mountains. Sea, Ice and Rock is the story of this epic journey.

With both Bonington and Knox-Johnston having little experience in the others craft, their expedition was not without difficulty. But through one anothers support, the two men and their team sailed from Britain to Greenland, going on to twice attempt the Lemon Mountains forbidding highest peak, the Cathedral. Though their attempts ended in a dramatic descent, this could not dampen the unfailing optimism with which the two approached their task. They recount their experiences not only with appreciation for the awe-inspiring nature that surrounded them, but also for one another.

Layers of alternate narration between Bonington and Knox-Johnston make this a truly collaborative memoir. In the same way they exchanged skills on their expedition, the two authors rely on one anothers recollections to fill the gaps in their own. Full of ambition and perseverance, anyone wondering why Bonington and Knox-Johnston are masters in their fields need only read Sea, Ice and Rock.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 185g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Jan 2020
  • Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781912560523

About Robin Knox-JohnstonSir Chris Bonington

Born in 1934 Chris Bonington mountaineer writer photographer and lecturer started climbing at the age of sixteen in 1951. It has been his passion ever since. He made the first British ascent of the north face of the Eiger and led the expedition that made the first ascent of the south face of Annapurna the biggest and most difficult climb in the Himalaya at the time. He went on to lead the expedition that made the first ascent of the south-west face of Everest in 1975 when Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to summit and he reached the summit of Everest himself in 1985 with a Norwegian expedition. He has written seventeen books fronted numerous television programmes and has lectured to the public and corporate audiences all over the world. He received a knighthood in 1996 for services to mountaineering was president of the Council for National Parks for eight years and is the non-executive chairman of Berghaus and a chancellor of Lancaster University.

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