Within hours of 9/11, America’s war on terrorism fell to those like the 23 Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ed combat since Vietnam. Along the way, we will be fascinated by his many daring climbs, near-death adventures, and the many luminaries of the mountain fraternity he has climbed with, and in some cases – witness their deaths on the rock. He has undertaken nineteen Himalayan expeditions, including four to Mount Everest which he climbed in 1985 at the age of fifty, and has made many first ascents in the Alps and greater ranges of the world. Sir Chris Bonington’s memoir, Ascent, will chart not only his many triumphs in the climbing world – such as the Eiger, and the Himalaya – but also the struggles he has faced in his life bringing up a family, and maintaining a successful and loving marriage over the decades of travelling the world to conquer mountains. To help you get your fill of good travel books, here are 14 of the very best travel books to read right now.
In those times when you can’t travel, a truly great book can take you far away with each turn of the page.
Some books will challenge us, others will urge us in new directions or simply make us laugh. Those books you read on the road can stay with you forever, a reminder of a point in time and if you’re lucky, the much-needed inspiration for change. Sitting on a long train ride, waiting in an airport, curled up in bed or sprawled out on the beach, a good book is always the best travel companion. Something about travel lends itself to reading.
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