19:25- As a young carpenter I was on a high roof peak pushig snow off a roof. I had a shovel in one hand and a hammer in the other. I slipped and slid almost off the roof but spun around and buried the claw of my hammer into the roof. It was a 2 story fall below & the adrenaline rush was Insane. Tools can be one hell of a life saver.😃
@cgoble723 жыл бұрын
Amazing video that gives a real sense of just how big a technical leap that climb was - and how committing it was.
@ericastier16462 жыл бұрын
That was amazing, more than the big expeditions i sweated every move in this video : foot position and hand searching for something to hold on to. Listening to Chris relaxed voice even though he was no doubt full of adrenaline as any good climber should be, i realized clearly why he had been the organizer of big teams. That moral and ability to be composed and reassuring, is impressive when your life is hanging on a rope and slipping could easily mean trauma and broken bones. Not to mention the lead climber, with a very long slack in the rope if he were to fall injury is certain. That's amazing act of courage and there is only one safe way which is up. Wow. I wonder how such man having these abilities perceive normal life, is that going to eliminate all stress of a common life in comparison ?
@davidpeters3857 Жыл бұрын
Legendary human being
@michaelgallagher3640 Жыл бұрын
Bonnington was about 58 here, what a tough S.O.B..
@silverliteway3 жыл бұрын
Oh the 90s when you could play a bit of synth music and make the audience ponder. You can tell Chris is really in to the history - he’s really wanting to live it
@johnswimcat6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Sheer human endeavour and guts. Bonnington speaks softly and nicely but he's really tough
@johnhenryoliver14 жыл бұрын
Legend of a man, feel fortunate to have witnessed his acts of bravery and above all friendship
@bambangsuseno87643 жыл бұрын
In the Special Territory of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, there is also a fan of yours, Christian John Storey Bonington.
@taratiwadi15323 жыл бұрын
Drinking on top was a pleasure to watch.
@jonmassey5 жыл бұрын
Had this on video years ago. Not seen it for years. Thanks for sharing.
@GLK-London3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing this. Remarkable and such a pity the series is not available.
@madhatter9093 жыл бұрын
they r all over youtube
@lockedaveram34792 жыл бұрын
@@madhatter909 where are they available?
@madhatter9092 жыл бұрын
@@lockedaveram3479 go to youtube and type it in
@sergeantcrow7 жыл бұрын
The wonderful act of VHS recording... and thank you David for sharing
@davidearl20387 жыл бұрын
You`re welcome! Thanks!
@Mo-gq6fn4 жыл бұрын
Amazing, thanks for sharing
@scottinnh884 жыл бұрын
Wow I’ve searching for a new Everest video that was made before the 90s for like an hour thankfullyi found this not about Everest but a great history lesson indeed.
@silverpyramid92516 жыл бұрын
I am terrified of heights, I mean so terrified that I feel anxiety rising just watching these climbing vids. I about had to turn it off when he was changing his shoes at the end. None the less, I love it and can't look away, you all inspire me with your courage and athleticism.
@peterhughes89346 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting this David. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
@KB-tc5sd5 жыл бұрын
A gem indeed!
@aeromodeller1 Жыл бұрын
They still have the hard part, getting back down. And I'm thinking - photographer.
@musicstewart97444 жыл бұрын
One wonders how cold it feels for Sir Bonington to describe it as bitterly cold.
@svessien8 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
@bryanmiller61104 жыл бұрын
Thank you! For posting
@rayysantuy8092 Жыл бұрын
Credit to Superman who fly to take a video of all climbers.
@rocnoir42338 жыл бұрын
Great upload haven't seen this in a long time. If only people still did things like this!
@davidhwhewell3767 жыл бұрын
Utter respect for the old timers - fitter specimens - many a wall trained youth would gibber on this
@taratiwadi15323 жыл бұрын
Nanga parbat was a wrong choice in that era... Because of lack of resources... Great respect for such couragious men who were true climbers.
@oxxnarrdflame88655 жыл бұрын
Cheers to the BBC. We never got this kind of stuff in the States.
@jaakops35844 жыл бұрын
climbing mountains with latest equipment is very tidious task by itself let alone climb wearing coats and leather boots.these people had huge balls
@3vimages4713 жыл бұрын
How come the lead climber on the Grepon had a rope hanging above him?
@2WiseOwl7 жыл бұрын
Dunno how in the hell Sir Chris made it up all those tall mountains, seeing as how he had to lug along his pair of brass bowling ball-sized cojones . . . ??
@john-nx4xn6 ай бұрын
I literally could not think of worse things to wear climbing.😮
@johnandrews35475 жыл бұрын
when did they invent gloves
@warshipsatin87644 жыл бұрын
2005 i think
@endokrin7897 Жыл бұрын
@@warshipsatin87642005 was full-fingered gloves. 12 years earlier, they had created finger-less gloves. It just took a while to create the technology to sew the fingers in gloves. No one could figure it out.