Touching the Void
by Joe Simpsonliterary work· published 1988
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Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's near fatal descent after climbing the 6,344-metre (20,814 ft) peak Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. It has sold over a million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages. In 1985, Simpson and Yates reached the peak of Siula Grande, a major mountain in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes via the previously unclimbed West Face. They began descending via the peak's North Ridge which the pair found unexpectedly challenging with Yates falling through a cornice down the face they had just climbed but he was held by the rope which prevented him falling 4,500 ft (1,400 m) to his death.
Adaptations (1)
Touching the Void was adapted into a 2003 film.
Touching the Void2003 · film · 106 min · dir. Kevin Macdonald · IMDb ↗The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
