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Touching the Void is a heart-stopping, true account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote peak, Siula Grande. A few days later, Simon staggered into base camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that Joe was dead. What really happened to Joe makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.
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Concise and yet packed with detail, Touching the Void, Joe Simpson's harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact tour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical endurance, the code of the mountains, and the will to live. Simpson dedicates the book to his climbing partner, Simon Yates, and to "those friends who have gone to the mountains and have not returned." What is it that compels certain individuals to willingly seek out the most inhospitable climate on earth? To risk their lives in an attempt to leave footprints where few or none have gone before? Simpson's vivid narrative of a dangerous climbing expedition will convince even the most die-hard couch potato that such pursuits fall within the realm of the sane. As the author struggles ever higher, readers learn of the mountain's awesome power, the beautiful--and sometimes deadly--sheets of blue glacial ice, and the accomplishment of a successful ascent. And then catastrophe: the second half of Touching the Void sees Simpson at his darkest moment. With a smashed, useless leg, he and his partner must struggle down a near-vertical face--and that's only the beginning of their troubles.
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- PublisherPan Books
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0330348086
- ISBN 13 9780330348089
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Touching the Void es un libro de 1988 escrito por Joe Simpson, que relata su desastrosa y casi fatal escalada al Siula Grande de 6.344 metros (20.813 pies) en los Andes peruanos en 1985 junto a Simon Yates. El libro detalla las decisiones tomadas por los dos alpinistas en circunstancias extremas y las consecuencias de esas decisiones. Es una historia de supervivencia, amistad y los límites de la resistencia humana. EAN: 9780330348089 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Deportes y Recreación Título: Touching the Void Autor: Joe Simpson Editorial: Pan Books Idioma: en Páginas: 182 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-05-31-417436ca
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