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    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Cover image for Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Mockup book cover for Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
    Sample pages from Everest the Hard Way The First Ascent of the South West Face by Chris Bonington 50th anniversary edition published in partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal 9781839812644
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    Everest the Hard Way (50th anniversary edition)

    The first ascent of the South West Face

    £25.00

    50th anniversary edition

    'A beautiful, brutal story of human spirit against impossible odds.' – Levison Wood

    Everest – the highest peak in the world, the ultimate challenge to a mountaineer’s skill and endurance. It had been climbed before, but never like this. Chris Bonington and his team had ambitions to climb it – the hard way. Everest the Hard Way is an exhilarating story of courage, endurance and teamwork.

    In partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal, we have published a fiftieth anniversary edition of Chris's iconic expedition book.The official publication date is 24 September, which marks fifty years since Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to stand on the summit of Everest. 

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    50th anniversary edition

    'A beautiful, brutal story of human spirit against impossible odds.' – Levison Wood

    Everest – the highest peak in the world, the ultimate challenge to a mountaineer’s skill and endurance. It had been climbed before, but never like this. Chris Bonington and his team had ambitions to climb it – the hard way. Everest the Hard Way is an exhilarating story of courage, endurance and teamwork.

    In partnership with Berghaus and Community Action Nepal, we have published a fiftieth anniversary edition of Chris's iconic expedition book. The official publication date is 24 September, which marks fifty years since Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to stand on the summit of Everest. 

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