I would of loved to meet Sir Chris, he was a great man.

Well, this was posted nine yrs. ago when Chris Bonnington was 80 yrs.aged. I wonder how he is now a year away from 90 ? He certainly has had a full and interesting life, hopefully he contunues too in the years to come.

WTF. Sir Chris is 90 this year. I’ve met him twice. The first time whilst serving on the RAF Mountain Rescue Team and the second giving a lecture in Swindon. He has always been my inspiration. My only regret is not interviewing him for for Forces News. Happy Birthday Sir Chris

The one question I have to call BS is the pure luck bit, no way a person can become a Sir Bonnington on luck alone.

Thoroughly charming individual

I seem to remember reading that Chris once said that the time when he really felt out of control was the Blashford Snell expedition to find the source of the Blue Nile, where they were fired on from the shore by hostile natives and where a member of the team was lost in the rapids.

Jesus. R.i.p wendy. I felt that. Respect Sir Chris. A true pioneer and gentle man.

I'm from the states nowhere special and I was sittin in my little home yesterday with my dog ,it was really cold out and I found a Everest documentary from the early 70s I believe and come to find out it was this guy. He's a legend an to think how he inspired me and put a smile on my face and a little different outlook on life, THANK YOU SIR!!! ❤

A leader among men

A mountaineering legend!

Love Chris ❤

Well said Chris , you’re a true hero . All of life is an unknown quantity. I remember being on Great End in the early 70s , doing Central Gully in winter conditions, getting ready at the bottom when Doug Scott , Tut Braithwaite , et al rocked up and did a different route . My mate Sean O Hagan was given a pair of gaiters by DougScott , and May still have them somewhere! God Bless . DaveH

Oh your are brilliant through ot

Brammah 1 6416 mtrs in Kibber valley sonder kishtwar is not even recorded by anyone from last 5 decades.I wish climbers should come for summit

But i adored Peter Boardman.

What a wonderful thing to say about his wife , straight from the heart

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All the best sir, amazing life of yours and other amazing friends we had honour to watch here on yt. Started at Wicklow? :)

Has anyone ever written about the working class climbing revolution? Sounds like a really interesting story.

Well done Chris I've been a Mountaineering fan for years !... Keep on going mate !!!😎😎😎

As an arrogant young man many years ago I berated Chris Bonington, but if I could have climbed 1 percent of what he has climbed I would be a good mountaineer. Chris, yes a great mountaineer.

I was enthralled by your Everest north face expedition....pity about the lost climbers...

A true gentleman and one if the best and safest climbers the world has ever known.

So much respect for this gentleman

Sir Bonnington! This man has inspired dozens of my adventures!! Imagine how many that is true for...

I never knew his grandad was Irish or that he trained in Wicklow mountains south of Dublin, a place I have hiked in a lot over the years, wonderful to think we may have tread the same paths

What a legend this man is, I never knew his grandfather lived in Dublin and he climbed the Wicklow mountains in his youth. I am just back from bringing my 9yo Son up Croghan Mt a mighty 606m ;)

I cried with him when he talked about his wife 😢

Love the way he says luck....climbing has hazards.

What a inspirational chap Sir Chris is... Carpe Diem Sir 🇬🇧👍🏻

My source of inspiration.

Doug Scott, 'nuff said.

I admire this man so much! He is sooo very respectfull and caring. I love every word he says!

This guy is one of the very few living monuments this world has. I have a mountain of respect for him and his attitude in life and everything he achieved.

During Coronavirus time I've watched him age from 1970 until 2014. Talking about his wife is the only time I've seen that depth of emotion from Sir Bonington.

Top man..

A true legend

For all his smazing personal journey the question of his life partner brought the emotion. A very fortunate life.

What a GEM!

I am 51 and have been reading about Chris Bonnington most of my life. I now have sciatica and all sorts of joint problems and here he is talking about climbing till he's 90. There can be greater risks to a desk job than being a mountaineer in some ways. Wonderful man to listen to.

In my 60s now, grew up on this mans exploits he epitomised what this country once stood for, one of the greatest brits of the 20th century

All interviewers need to take notes from this guy....just let the person your interviewing talk dammit

Amazing interview. Thank you!

God bless u .. what a great man . Your wife seemed like a great lady

There is one thing I have seen about Sir Chris that 'saddens' me a little. It was on the Julia Bradbury TV prog and she met and walked with him. He is so focussed on where he is walking to that he doesn't see what is around him. He has seen so much but must have missed even more. I admire him and what he has achieved so much, but I feel that it is tinged with the slightest bit of sadness knowing that he has [possibly] missed so much. Chris, you are a true inspiration to us all. Thank you for your wonderful life.

Chris you are such a class act! Now you are 85, you now are scaling your greatest ascent! Aging! You must be the oldest climber alive! Well Reinhold is older than you isnt he? He looks older than dirt. You look so goid, vibrant and articulate as usual. Bless you Chris.

At some point as an expedition leader he had a reputation of bad luck because of the number of people who had died in his expeditions. But it is only the luck of the draw and given high stakes even the most rational people turn superstitious. What surprised me and that i didn't know about Sir Bonington is that his mother raised him. You would think a leader of men most certainly had a strong father role model. This brings hope to many young men without father or one that is not much of a father in his behavior and actions. It makes me wonder if in those cases, not having a father is better than a bad one. At least one can not be influenced negatively and inherit the bad behaviors of an absent father.

What a brilliant man. Well done Sir Chris.

I nearly burst into tears when the question of his wife came up. Jesus.