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Dec 12, 2012 · Touching the Void. Joe Simpson. Direct Authors, Dec 12, 2012 - Sports & Recreation - 216 pages. The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route.
Jan 14, 2020 · Joe Simpson. About 70ft below, avalanches had created a choke point and a slope that was probably 65°. On this unconsolidated snow, I could manage that with hopping jumps. I wasn’t considering ...
Dec 8, 2022 · Former England scrum-half Joe Simpson, who played for Wasps, Saracens, Gloucester, Bath and Sale, has retired from professional rugby union, aged 34. Simpson made 221 Premiership appearances as ...
Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's near fatal descent after climbing the 6,344-metre (20,814 ft) peak Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. Approximately 15% of the book is written by Yates. It has sold over a million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages.
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Joe Simpson is one of the world’s most respected mountaineers and a leading motivational speaker. His book, “Touching the Void” (1998), tells of his amazing survival, having shattered his leg and been left for dead in a crevasse high in the Andes. It has sold over two million copies worldwide and has become one of the all time classics of ...
May 30, 2024 · Joe Simpson has summited some of the world’s most challenging mountains. From Mount Everest to the treacherous Siula Grande in Peru, Joe Simpson has proven his mountaineering skills by conquering some of the most difficult peaks on Earth. His courage and determination have made him a highly respected figure in the mountaineering community.
