Touching the Void

Plot

The best-selling, nail-biting, heart-breaking non-fiction classic of adventure

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.

About the Author

Joe Simpson won the Boardman Tasker Award and the prestigious NCR Award for his first book TOUCHING THE VOID, which received universal applause and was published in thirteen languages. Based on the true story of an accident that occurred when he was climbing the previously unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 ft Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes with his partner Simon Yates, TOUCHING THE VOID was Joe’s fourth book. Earlier titles include The WATER PEOPLE and This GAME OF GHOSTS. He lives in Sheffield.