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	List of Climbers Encyclopedia Article @ Climbed.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This list of climbers includes both mountaineers and rock climbers, since many (though not all) climbers engage in both types of activities.
		Steven Berry, a British mountaineer; in the 1980s, he made an attempt of the southwest ridge of Gangkar Puensum in Bhutan
		Barry Blanchard (born 1959); Canadian alpinist and mountain guide; made the first ascents in the St.
	www.climbed.org /encyclopedia/List_of_climbers (2669 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: I Chose to Climb: Books: Sir Chris Bonington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mountaineering during the mid-20th century bred a new race of climbers when the era that began with Whymper's ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 ended with the British ascent of Everest in 1953.
		Annual holidays in Scotland had accumulated a latent hunger for mountains and mountaineering, but until I read this first volume of Bonnington's autobiography, I had little understanding for exactly what it was that I hungered after.
		The central theme of the book is one that all aspiring mountaineers can relate to - the conflict between down-to-earth realities (money, relationships) and the constant, nagging desire to explore the world's great mountain ranges.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Chose-Climb-Sir-Chris-Bonington/dp/0297842749 (642 words)

	Baildon (ward) Biography on DanceAge
		The great mountaineer Ian Clough was born in Baildon.
		After he was tragically killed on an expedition to the Himalayan mountain Annapurna in 1970, Ian Clough Hall, a meeting-place and arts venue, was established in Baildon in his memory.
		In 1962, Ian and Chris became the first Britons to successfully scale the treacherous north-face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.
	music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Baildon (681 words)

	Trekking Annapurna! - OUTDOORSmagic Travel features
		Of course we could go on and on about mountains and Maoists, and avalanches and lower Mustang and astonishing scenery and great company, but really, for now, it seems to make more sense to pick out some of the better photos and let you get and idea of what it looks like.
		Combind the two and you get one of the best mountain treks in the world with the distant views of the Circuit being complemented by the up close and personal proximity of the mountains up at base camp.
		Top mountaineer Doug Scott is the star attraction at the third Nepal Himalayan Festival to be held in Manchester at the beginning of next month.
	www.outdoorsmagic.com /news/article/mps/UAN/2428/V/2/SP (1255 words)

	Mountaineering Books A-C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Covering the mountain area between the Columbia and Fraser rivers, this large volume brings together the experiences of many explorers, from the Native Americans to the Hudson's Bay Company to the US Army, and many more.
		Collister presents a variety of mountaineering essays ranging from the Welsh hills to the Antarctic, from the Alps to the Himalaya.
		The latest edition of this classic mountaineering reference is fully revised with new chapters on waterfall ice and mixed climbing, physical conditioning, access and land stewardship, and more.
	www.topworldbooks.com /mountaineering_a-c.htm (9906 words)

	AwfulMan.com - The Online Home For Todays Professional Awful Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ian Clough (1939-1970) was a British mountaineer who was killed on an expedition to climb the south face of the Himalayan massif Annapurna.
		Wayne Clough is the current president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a position he has held since September of 1994.
		Clough was born in rural Georgia and was the first member of his family to attend college.
	clifton.v21hosting.co.uk /index7a-manoftheweek.htm (4324 words)

	UKC Articles - Jim Perrin's The Villain - Reviewed
		In my judgement it is one of the most important British mountaineering books to have been written for several decades, not least because we also learn an enormous amount about the whole culture of British climbing in that most innovative era of 1950-1975.
		The pity of it was that Whillans was already universally acknowledged by his peers to be the most talented and safest partner to climb with; in Joe Brown's words, 'the spiky side of Don's nature was dormant on the mountain'.
		Joe's natural charm, manners and vastly superior social skills, meant he mixed easily and naturally with the mountaineering establishment, whereas the spiky Don — who frequently played the narrow-minded little Englander abroad — was already perceived as a liability.
	www.ukclimbing.com /articles/page.php?id=105 (1521 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Sport - Eiger counter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His day-to-day work is as a rugby writer on this paper, but he has scaled natural walls and fortresses too, and recognises the foibles of the mountaineering men, to whom society and social cohesion are concepts with which to toy, to exploit and to kick in the groin as required.
		Haston was introduced to the delights of the Swiss mountain village of Leysin where he learned the fundamentals of skiing – he could not afford a ski pass and had to walk to the top of each run.
		The South Face of Annapurna, the tenth-highest mountain in the world, was seen as a logical extension of Eiger Direct, with a small team committed to a large face, and Haston joined Chris Bonington’s team, who enjoyed substantial sponsorship and TV coverage.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=12752002 (2743 words)

	Holiday travelers should plan wisely, especially for children traveling solo by Flying solo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Other days are bright and clear in every direction except that one and the mountain is covered by a shroud, a smear of storm cloud like the furred back of a cat.
		The speaker was Jeremy Haas; his companion was Derek Tinkham, both college students, Derek loved the mountains, he went climbing up here whenever he could, he meant to go to work as a guide, and he'd gotten a job with the rescue team at Yosemite for the coming summer.
		His long-time friend Jennifer Taylor often drove him up to the mountains to start a trip and picked him up when it was done.
	flying-solo.cell-phone-plans-hq.com /89650 (6209 words)

	SIR CHRIS BONINGTON
		He was recognised then, as now, as one of the outstanding members of brilliant generation of mountaineers, which included such personalities as Hamish MacInnes, Don Whillans and Ian Clough.
		Their pioneering expedition was the first in a series of extraordinary triumpfs - often marred by tragedy - for Chris Boington and his hand - picked team of mountaineers.
		Each chapter is written by an experienced mountaineer / climber who presents an insiders look at the peak / climb they know best, commenting on the climbing and difficulties involved.
	www.mountain-bookshop.de /de/dept_430.html (402 words)

	MCofS; Newsletter Book Reviews
		A measure of the commitment needed can be detected in the words of Ian Clough in his 1969 guide when talking about these routes.
		The Bolt Policy (which asks that mountain crags remain bolt free) is quoted and the history details the first ascents when they were bold minimalist bolt routes, but the subsequent retro-bolting to sport clip-ups is not.
		It has been prepared with input from all the national outdoor bodies (the Training Boards, Mountaineering Councils and Ramblers) to make sure it is relevant to all parts mountainous in the UK, and is directed to a mainly novice membership.
	www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk /nl/book56.html (2408 words)

	::: Bonington.com - Biography, find out all you need to know about Chris Bonington, his life as a climber, mountaineer ...
		Born in Hampstead in 1934, Chris Bonington was educated at University College School, London and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
		At that time this was one of the most difficult climbs in the Alps and even today is considered one of the great classics of the Mont Blanc region.He made the first British ascent of the North Wall of the Eiger in 1962.
		On leaving the Army in 1961 he joined Unilever as a Management Trainee but after nine months realised that he could never combine a conventional career with his love of mountaineering.
	www.bonington.com /_3ver/biog/biog1.htm (333 words)

	Nov298
		In truth, she is friendly, self-sufficient, an experienced traveler, and has enough mountaineering and altitude experience (camped on top of Whitney at 14,5k' in comfort) -- and owned a warm enough sleeping bag and down jacket.
		This is a mountain that is among the most familiar of mountains, yet one that is very rarely climbed.
		The author, himself a very famous mountaineer, says that in the 1930s climbers were far more cautious about going for the top than they are today and that is a main cause of so many of the deaths these days.
	www.k2news.com /nov298.htm (11482 words)

	Sir Chris Bonington honoured: Press Release Bradford University
		One of the world's most distinguished mountaineers and writer Sir Chris Bonington was amongst leading figures from the worlds of sport, technology and science, and entertainment, to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bradford.
		From 1988 to 1991 he was President of the British Mountaineering Council and from 1992 to 2000 he was President of the Council for National Parks.
		Sir Chris Bonington was awarded a Doctorate in recognition of his achievements as a mountaineer and a writer.
	www.brad.ac.uk /corpcomms/pressreleases/2002/bonington.htm (517 words)

	MHT - Access Points
		Mountaineering, Catalogue of the Graham Brown and Lloyd collections in the National Library of Scotl
		Mountains of the mind A history of a fascination
		The journal of the mountain club of South Africa
	www.mountain-heritage.org /accesspointlist.php (476 words)

	SummitPost - Mont Blanc -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Traveling between the French and Italian sides of the mountain has been made faster and simpler by the 11.6 km long Mont Blanc tunnel, which is a major route across the Alps.
		Camping is technically not allowed on the mountain at all, or anywhere on the massive.
		Attempts are made on the mountain in 1783, 84 and 85, but the attempt which is to point the way to success takes place on 8 June 1786.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150245/mont-blanc.html (3765 words)

	Baildon
		Baildon is home to a Rugby Club (Baildon Rugby Union Football Club), who run three main teams and a number of junior teams.
		The mountaineer Ian Clough was born in Baildon.
		After he died on an expedition to the Himalayan mountain Annapurna in 1970, Ian Clough Hall, a meeting-place and arts venue was established there in his memory.
	www.baildononline.co.uk (144 words)

	The Craven Pothole Club Record 48
		I have always yearned for the wild open spaces of high hills where there was the challenge of mountains to be climbed or caves to be explored (and I did explore some caves even before I had heard of the Craven Pothole Club).
		Occasionally it can be seen lying on the top of the mountain ridge from Cross Fell in the north and stretching many miles across Great Dun Fell, Knock Fell and Dufton Fell.
		As for us oldies, the highest lakeland mountains which we have climbed several times are becoming too much of a challenge for a day's climbing.
	www.sat.dundee.ac.uk /~arb/cpc/record48.html (23822 words)

	News and Views September 2002 - University of Bradford
		One of the world's most distinguished mountaineers, Sir Chris Bonington (pictured above right), was awarded a Doctorate of the University in recognition of his achievements as a mountaineer and a writer.
		He has led and been on 19 Himalayan expeditions, including four to Everest, which he climbed in 1985 at the age of fifty, and has made many first ascents in the Alps and greater ranges of the world, including Annapurna II in 1960, and Nuptse in 1961.
		Firstly, I have connections to Bradford through my friend Ian Clough, who came from Baildon, and who died during an expedition.
	www.bradford.ac.uk /admin/pr/sept2002/honoured.php (1583 words)

	Annapurna: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The south face of Annapurna was first climbed in 1970 by Don Whillans and Dougal Haston, members of a British expedition led by Chris Bonington which including the alpinist Ian Clough, who was killed by a falling ice-pillar during the descent.
		The Annapurna peaks are among the world's most dangerous mountains to climb, with a fatality rate of 59%.
		As of 2005, only 103 successful summits have been made, for the loss of 56 lives, many to the avalanches for which the mountain is known.
	proxies.gr /nph-proxy.cgi/010110A/http/www.answers.com/topic/annapurna (826 words)

	Sir Chris Bonington, Book Motivational Speaker Sir Chris Bonington
		Chris also had a fall and broke a rib, they ran out of food and when at last they reached Base Camp, starving and exhausted, it was only to find that their companions had given them up for lost and abandoned the camp.
		Renshaw had to retire when he suffered a mild stroke (diagnosed by Charles Clarke, the expedition's doctor) and Chris decided that as he was moving so much slower than either Boardman or Tasker at high altitude, they should go for the top on their own.
		Clarke and Robertson set out a month early and explored a fresh approach to the mountain from the east but the main party were once again beaten by the weather.
	www.tmcentertainment.co.uk /speaker-index.html?speakerid=89&speakertypeid=2 (1935 words)

	List of climbers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Czech-Austrian polar explorer who made many first ascents in the Adamello and Ortler mountains in the 1860s.
		As this is the first recorded "touristic" ascent, Petrach is often considered the first mountaineer.
		Burçak Özoğlu Poçan (1970) - climbed over 8,000 m along with her team mate Eylem Elif Maviş as the first Turkish female mountaineers in 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_climbers (3809 words)

	Everest - Mount Everest by climbers, news
		In 1961 a Franco-Italian team led by Walter Bonatti and Pierre Mazeaud was forced to retreat in a three-day storm, and four of the party perished on the descent.
		Chris stayed in the Alps, and after climbing the Walker Spur of the Grandes Jorasses with Ian Clough, they hustled over to the Eiger and bagged the first British ascent in perfect conditions.
		The expedition was called off but not before Ian Clough was tragically killed by a falling serac below Camp 2 while evacuating the mountain.
	www.mounteverest.net /news.php?id=1200 (4047 words)

	Bradford info here at en.my-widgets.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 2004, the Bradford Urban Regeneration Company commissioned architect Will Alsop to construct a optics for the City's eventual indeed the representation of a "City Centre" in the 21st century.
		During the English Civil War the municipality was Parliamentarian in sympathy, but changed dukes rarefied times as it was painful to defend.
		Ian Clough* â” mountaineer Phil Dean musician Frederick Delius* â” Composer Joolz Denby (also familiar as Joolz) â” poet writer Richard Dunn â” Boxer.
	en.my-widgets.com /Bradford (4210 words)

	Les Alpes Livres - Himalaya books catalogue
		An Account of Four Seasons' Mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
		SIGNED by George Band (first ascent with Joe Brown), and Norman Hardie (tipped in) and Tony Streather who made the second ascent of the third highest mountain in the World.
		A Record of Pioneer-Exploration and Mountaineering in the Punjab Himalaya.
	www.les-alpes-livres.com /himalayabooks.html (2665 words)

	Mountaineering Books and Polar Exploration - Glacier Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Please find below a selection of books on all aspects of Mountaineering, Mountain Travel and the Mountain regions of the World.
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		UK Postage free on this item., A study and exploration of the mountains in the English Lake District.
	www.glacierbooks.com /Book_Mountaineering.asp?AUTHOR=W (2411 words)

	[l/m 7/5/2006] Morbid backcountry/memorial: Distilled Wisdom (16
		A year or two ago the LA Times had an article on mountain lions, and gave the following figures (I have no idea where they came from or how accurate they are): Cause Deaths/year Bees 40 Lightning 12 Mtn Lions 0.11 My guess is that lightning outranks bears, but bears out rank mountain lions.
		A climber of long experience, Ben knew the mountain and its=20 habits as if it were his backyard.
		Brad Ray is the Forest Service supervisor for Tuckerman Ravine, and by Sunday evening he'd pieced together the sometimes contradictory details and realized what had happened: Cheryl had gone over the waterfall below the flat rock and been carried down behind the snowpack.
	sportsnetwork.talk-about-network.com /lm_752006_Morbid_backcountrymemorial_Distilled_Wisdom_16-001501-460259.html (10048 words)

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