Jim Curran has been a fixture in the British climbing scene for over forty years, creatively expressing himself through a diverse range of work. As a cameraman, he has captured 15 mountain-based documentaries, exploring subjects from Everest to remote Scottish islands and vast mountain ranges. He is also an award-winning biographer whose works delve into the realm of mountain literature. More recently, Curran has returned to his early passion for painting, dedicating himself to full-time artistic expression.
This gripping story belongs with the classics of mountaineering. In 1986, nine expeditions attempted to climb K-2. Twenty-seven climbers reached the summit. Thirteen people died that summer. Two 8-page inserts, one in color. Maps.
Jim Curran,climbing cameraman,writer,film-maker and raconteur,has climbed and filmed in many of the world'd great ranges,from the Himalaya and the Karakoram to the Atlas and the Andes.
1978(HC) Jim Curran; Dark Peak, Sheffield, England
Chris Bonington je horolezcem, který se může pochlubit celou řadou úspěšných výstupů v různých částech světa, ale je to i organizátor mnoha expedic, propagátor horolezectví a také autor zajímavých knih. Tato kniha, jeho autorizovaný životopis, přibližuje jeho životní cestu od dětství až po současnost. Text knihy doplňují vlastní kresby Ch. Boningtona a fotografie, které zachycují jeho profesní i soukromý život. Předmluva Reinhold Messner.