Synopsis
The book behind the BAFTA award-winning film.
Winner of the NCR Award for non-fiction and the Boardman Tasker award.
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 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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099771012
- Number of pages: 224
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 15 mm
- Weight: 183g
- Languages: English
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You won't take your eyes off of it
This book has been on my shelve for a while now. It was when I saw #joesimpson on #bbc retracing his father's footsteps on a fantastic journey to Burma tha... READ MORE
A heroic effort ...
An incredible true account of one man's will to survive against all the odds; catastrophe, the elements, injury, ethical dilemma, pain, hunger/thirst, deli... READ MORE
Thriller
Simpson’s story is almost unbelievable. It’s thrilling.