The Boys of Everest

Chris Bonington and the Tragic Story of Climbing's Greatest Generation

The Boys of Everest is the story of a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades following Everest’s first ascent. Their leader was Chris Bonington and his “inner circle” as they came to be known became climbing’s greatest generation. They took part in some of the most legendary expeditions of all time and paid an enormous price - most are now dead and one asks: was it all worth it, this book attempts to answer that very question.