Joe Simpson
Touching the Void
- ISBN 13:
- 9780435017057
- author:
- Joe Simpson
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Heinemann
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 248
- Dimensions:
- 18.8 x 12.6 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Sport, , English, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, True stories (Children's/YA), Juvenile Nonfiction / Readers / Intermediate, Mountaineering, Special Interest - Adventure, Sports - General, Sports & Recreation
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Touching the Void is an account of a disastrous attempt to climb the West Face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. In June 1995, Joe Simpson and his partner Simon Yates embarked on the unclimbed challenge, but disaster struck when Simon stumbled back into Base Camp with devastating news: Joe was dead. The story takes a dramatic turn when Simon finds Joe crawling through a snowstorm, badly injured and delirious. This shocking moment forces Simon to confront the guilt of having made the fateful decision to cut the rope, saving his friend's life but also condemning him to a harrowing ordeal. This book is not only an epic tale of survival but also a testament to the power of friendship in the face of unimaginable adversity.
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