BBCNEWS Meet The Author November 18, 2017
For another look at the stories making the news tomorrow. Coming up next meet the author. Chris boningtons name is synonymous with british climbing. The daring, the concentration, perhaps even the obsession. Certainly, the adventure. Now in his 805, hes called his memoir ascent, the story of a fascination with high, wild places, and the mountains that have always called him upwards. Four ascents of everest and a personal story, too, of a marriage that lasted more than 50 years. Welcome. Youre in your 80s now, chris, but the urge to climb, to go to the wild places, seems as strong as ever. Its ...