A formal portrait of the renowned British mountaineer, adventurer, lecturer and writer, Sir Chris Bonnington on 5th February 1993 at his home called Badger Hill, Wigton, Cumbria, England. Bonnigton is best known for his 1975 expedition to conquer Mount Everest though he was formerly an army officer in the Royal Tank Regiment before making mountaineering and the writing of these sometimes tragic outcomes a career.