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.
Listen to an audio extract by clicking on the orange arrow below.
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson by Random House Audiobooks
Joe Simpson with just his partner, Simon Yates tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21, 000 ft SIULA GRANDE in the Peruvian Andes. In June 1995 they achieved the summit before disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead.
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Joe Simpson with just his partner, Simon Yates tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21, 000 ft SIULA GRANDE in the Peruvian Andes. In June 1995 they achieved the summit before disaster struck.
Touching the Void features in the following genres: Sports, Travel, eBooks of the Month, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Recommendations
Ebook, Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Touching the Void was written by Joe Simpson and published by Vintage
Touching the Void has 207 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
