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Chris Bonington
At any corporate conference or after dinner speech Chris' delivers a strong inspirational message highlighting the principles required for any successful business, such as leadership, teamwork, planning and perseverance.
The Explorations
Chris Bonington made his first climbing expedition to the Alps in 1958. His first ascent was of the South West Pillar of the Drus and the first ascent of the Central Pillar of the Freney on the south side of the Mont Blanc in 1961. At that time this was one of the most difficult climbs in the Alps and even today is considered one of the great classics.
He has written ten books and in 1985 he devised wrote and presented the award winning television series "Lakeland Rock".
He often talks about his own personal success in reaching the Summit of Everest in 1985 at the age of fifty. The expedition placed eighteen climbers and sherpas on the summit in three separate ascents, a record for a single expedition.
Bonington was stretched to the limit in his own bid for the summit, and describes how he was helped by the men around him. He also describes his thoughts as he approached the summit. The audience are taken up Everest in such a way they feel they are almost on the mountain and yet are constantly referred back to their own work situation so the relevant parallels can be drawn.
TOPICS:
- Teamwork
- Achieving Objectives
- Visionary Leadership
- Empowerment
- Planning and Organisation
- Determination and Perseverance
- Crisis management
- Dealing with obstacles
- Creating positive reactions to change
PUBLICATIONS:
- Great Climbs: A Celebration of World Mountaineering (1994)
- Sea, Ice & Rock (with Robin Knox-Johnston - 1993)
- The Climbers: A History of Mountaineering (1992)
- Quest for Adventure (1991)
- The Everest years: A Climber's Life (1986)
- Meetings with Mountains: Remarkable Face-to-face Encounters with the World's Peaks (2006)
- Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (1984)
- Everest The Hard Way (with Neville Grant - 1980)
