Chris Bonington: What accomplishment matters most to you?

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What accomplishment matters most to you?

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Chris Bonington

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Everest the hard way in 1975: leading the expedition that succeeded where so many people had tried and failed. That was the most complex mountaineering challenge I ever faced. I spent hours at night in a little tent thinking about what the next problem would be and how to solve it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 March 2025 source ↗

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