Touching The Void

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. They had triumphantly reached the summit when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition morality fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself. p>i>Touching the /i>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. br>br>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./p>