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.
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.
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.
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.
1978(HC) Jim Curran; Dark Peak, Sheffield, England