num_pages: 248
description: London 1964 1st UK edition. 248 pp ill. Bonatti was one of the greatest Alpine climbers of the 50's and this book is one of the classics of mountaineering. Bonatti is one of the world's most important mountaineers and made the first ascents of K2 and Gasherbrum 4. He describes here his climbs in the Peruvian Andes and the Southern Patagonian Cordillera as well as his classic climbs in the Alps and the Dolomites. The first volume of Bonatti's memoirs. Includes the ill-fated attempt to scale the Freney Pillar in which four of his six strong team died.
language: English
title: On the Heights
publisher: Diadem Books