A 2012 World Book Night selection.
A true testament to the human will and spirit. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner Simon Yates both showed great courage and strength after Simpson fell and broke his leg descending Siula Grande but it is Simpson’s harrowing account of what happened to him and how against all the odds he got himself back to base camp that will leave the reader in awe and complete admiration. An intense and totally engrossing read.
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Touching the Void by Joe Simpson by Random House Audiobooks
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Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that that Joe was dead.
What happened to Joe, and how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.
Touching the Void features in the following genres: Sports, Travel, eBooks of the Month, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Recommendations
Touching the Void is available in Ebook, Paperback
Touching the Void was written by Joe Simpson and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Touching the Void has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage Classics series
£9.89
