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Tackling the unclimbed west face of the remote Siula Grande in the Andes, Joe Simpson and his partner Simon Yates achieved the summit before disaster struck. A few days later, an exhausted Simon staggered into base camp to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out, where they found Joe, badly injured, crawling through the snowstorm. Far from causing Joe's death, Simon had saved his friend's life when he was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope.

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A truly astounding account of suffering and fortitude. -- The Times (London) Simpson touches a nerve of the mountaineering community and the hearts of others. -- Los Angeles Times Told with lyrical quality and stunning immediacy, Touching the Void transcends its genre and becomes accessible to readers who have never had any desire to climb a glacier. -- New York Newsday A gripping narrative that should excite armchair adventurers everywhere. -- Cleveland Plain-Dealer

"""A truly astounding account of suffering and fortitude.""--""The Times (London)""Simpson touches a nerve of the mountaineering community and the hearts of others.""--""Los Angeles Times""Told with lyrical quality and stunning immediacy, ""Touching the Void transcends its genre and becomes accessible to readers who have never had any desire to climb a glacier.""--""New York Newsday""A gripping narrative that should excite armchair adventurers everywhere.""--""Cleveland Plain-Dealer"

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