A new 80 minute long documentary film on the life of one of the worlds most famous mountaineer.. Chris Bonington.
Stories of friendship, love, risk and devastating loss run deep through this intimate journey of one man’s dream. The drive for exploration is echoed in the first British ascent of the north wall of the Eiger, new routes on Mont Blanc, the ascent of ‘The Old Man of Hoy’ and then to the greater ranges where he is the first to stand on the virgin summits of Annapurna 2, Nuptse and the Central Tower of Paine, followed by landmark expedition success on the South Face of Annapurna and Everest South West face.
In many ways the film becomes a commentary of post war twentieth century mountaineering.
The film produced and directed by Brian Hall and Keith Partridge looks retrospectively, from his rock climbing days in the UK through to visionary ascents on the high peaks of the Himalaya and shares the remarkable and poignant life of this remarkable climber, now in his eighties..