Chris Bonington - Expedition Leader

Expedition Leader

  • 1970 Annapurna (south face), successful, summit reached by Dougal Haston and Don Whillans; death of Ian Clough
  • 1972 Mount Everest, (south-west face), unsuccessful
  • 1975 Mount Everest (south-west face), successful, summit reached by Doug Scott, Dougal Haston, Peter Boardman, Pertemba Sherpa and Mick Burke; death of Burke
  • 1978 K2 (west face), unsuccessful; death of Nick Estcourt
  • 1982 Mount Everest (north-east ridge), unsuccessful; death of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker
Although expedition leader, Bonington did not reach the summit of these peaks on these expeditions

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