Touching the Void
Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000 foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend to safety Finally, Yates was forced to cut the rope, moments before he would have been pulled to his own death.The next three days were an impossibly grueling ordeal for both men Yates, certain that Simpson was dead, returned to base camp consumed with grief and guilt over abandoning him Miraculously, Simpson had survived the fall, but crippled, starving, and severely frostbitten was trapped in a deep crevasse Summoning vast reserves of physical and spiritual strength, Simpson crawled over the cliffs and canyons of the Andes, reaching base camp hours before Yates had planned to leave.How both men overcame the torments of those harrowing days is an epic tale of fear, suffering, and survival, and a poignant testament to unshakable courage and friendship. Free Download Touching the Void author Joe Simpson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Me and Simon decided to climb this one mountain in Peru We went to the mountain We met this other guy along the way He was weird We hooked our doohickeys into the thingiebobbers and climbed over such and such thing It was hard Then we attached our zippity do dahs into the crack of this one big hunk of ice rock and did this climbing thingie Then we spent the night The next day we blabbidy blahed over the thingimajig We thought we might have to garbledy gook over the cattywhompus but we m Me and Simon decided to climb this one mountain in Peru We went to the mountain We met this other guy along the way He was weird We hooked our doohickeys into the thingiebobbers and climbed over such and such thing It was hard Then we attached our zippity do dahs into the crack of this one big hunk of ice rock and did this climbing thingie Then we spent the night The next day we blabbidy blahed over t...One of my absolute favorite books, it transcends the genre.Some readers might be put off by talk of abseils, carabineers and crampons, but this isthan a book about mountaineering, this is a book about being human It speaks of mortally, determination, suffering, hope, and friendship Joe Simpson conveys what climbing is to reader whom has never be off asphalt, what suffering is to the reader whom has never been off a cushion, and, what friendship is to the lonely This book will take you t One of my absolute favorite books, it transcends the genre.Some readers might be put off by talk of abseils, carabineers and crampons, but this isthan a book about mountaineering, this is a book about be...Joe Simpson had a remarkable experience totally of his whole making, but nevertheless the way he survived was pretty amazing Sadly, reading about it is a far less remarkable experience To enjoy the book, you may need to really know what a col is, what a moraine is and the dangers and qualities of three types of snow and countless types of ice.Essentially, it s one hundred pages of very, very detailed descriptions of climbing up a mountain who belayed when is covered in full detail, as Joe Simpson had a remarkable experience totally of his whole making, but nevertheless the way he survived was pretty amazing Sadly, reading about it is a far less remarkable experience To enjoy the book, you may need to really know what a col is, what a moraine is and the dangers and qualities of three types of snow and countless types of ice.Essentially, it s one hundred pages of very, very detailed descriptions of climbing up a mountain who belayed when is covered in full detail, as is when they stopped to make a brew Then on the way down, there s a bit of a cock up and one fella breaks his leg You then get fifty pages of one chap lowering another down a couple of cliffs in very full detail Finally you get another hundred pages of the one fella crawling back with a broken leg every fall, every boulder, every bout of incontinence is painted in a...Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were young, fearless and a little too careless when they attempted to climb a 21,000 peak in the Andes They were tired of their climbs in the Alps with all the traffic and thought a secluded climb in a beautiful setting would be a welcome change.They were enjoying their seclusion on the mountain until disaster struck.Joe Simpson suffers a serious fall and breaks his leg on the top of the mountain He is completely helpless and wholly dependent on Simon to save his l Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were young, fearless and a little too careless when they attempted to climb a 21,000 peak in the Andes They were tired of their climbs in the Alps with all the traffic and thought a secluded climb in a beautiful setting would be a welcome change.They were enjoying their seclusion on the mountain until disaster struck.Joe Simpson suffers a serious fall and breaks his leg on the top of the mountain He is completely helpless and wholly dependent on Simon to save his life The cocky, confident Joe suddenly has to face the terrorizing prospect of death and he s not ready to leave this earth just yet.Simon Yates is a true friend as he attempts to lower Joe down the mountain ...I never really understood what there was to debate in the big debate surrounding Touching the Void.Joe Simpson and Simon Yates made the first ascent on the west face of Siula Grande in 1985 but ran into some serious trouble coming back down A storm kicked up, and Simpson fell on the ice, driving his tibia through his knee His leg was a serious mess, and the pair tried to descend as fast as they could with the bad weather getting worseon that later.They made their descent with Yates h I never really understood what there was to debate in the big debate surrounding Touching the Void.Joe Simpson and Simon Yates made the first ascent on the west face of Siula Grande in 1985 but ran into some serious trouble coming back down A storm kicked up, and Simpson fell on the ice, driving his tibia through his knee His leg was a serious mess, and the pair tried to descend as fast as they could with the bad weather getting worseon that later.They made their descent with Yates helping Simpson the best he could until Simpson slipped over a cliff and found himself dangling in mid air over a crevasse Yates held onto Simpson from a crum...okay i am still not going to climb any mountains, at least not any that are covered with glaciers and are over 10K feet but what really got me about this story, what deeply deeply moved me to a new understanding of human endurance, was not that he climbed the peruvian andes, suffered sub zero temperatures huddled in a dugout snow cave, got frostbitten digits, put his life in his climbing partner s hands, or alternately held his climbing partner s life in his own hands, or that he shattered his okay i am still not going to climb any mountains, at least not any that are covered with glaciers and are over 10K feet but what really got me about this story, what deeply deeply moved me to a new understanding of human endurance, was not that he climbed the peruvian andes, suffered sub zero temperatures huddled in a dugout snow cave, got frostbitten digits, put his life in his climbing partner s hands, ...Exciting Yes This is the quintessential survival story, and it is true In 1985 Joe Simpson and Simon Yates decide to climb the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes I am no mountaineer, but even I could spot some of their errors The book focuses on moral issues too view spoiler A prime one being that Simon cuts the rope between him and Joe, remember Joe is the author, causing Joe to fall into a deep crevasse Simon takes Joe for dead and returns to base camp, where Richard has rem Exciting Yes This is the quintessential survival story, and it is true In 1985 Joe Simpson and Simon Yates decide to climb the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes I am no mountaineer, but even I could spot some of their errors The book focuses on moral issues too view spoiler A prime one being that Simon cuts the rope between him and Joe, remember Joe is the author, causing Joe to fall into a deep crevasse Simon takes Joe for dead and returns to base camp, where Richard has remained to watch over their possessions Simon didn t look down that crevasse to check and see if Joe really was dead Was it right to cut that rope Do you sacrifice one ...By the time I reach the last page I recalled I heard myself screaming Man, this dude is really something Edaaaaaan An unbelievable and gripping story about survival and never say die spirit at its bestPOSSIBLY SPOILERSJoe Simpson dan sahabatnya, Simon Yates melakukan pendakian gunung Siula Grande 6.300m dpl dipegunungan Andes, Peru Setelah berhasil mencapai puncak dan dalam perjalanan menuruni gunung Joe terperosok sehingga kakinya patah Suatu kondisi yang bisa dianggap vonis mati digunun By the time I reach the last page I recalled I heard myself screaming Man, this dude is really something Edaaaaaan An unbelievable and gripping story about survival and never say die spirit at its bestPOSSIBLY SPOILERSJoe Simpson dan sahabatnya, Simon Yates melakukan pendakian gunung Siula Grande 6.300m dpl dipegunungan Andes, Peru Setelah berhasil mencapai puncak dan dalam perjalanan menuruni gunung Joe terperosok sehingga kakinya patah Suatu kondisi yang bisa dianggap vonis mati digunung setinggi 6000m Dalam kondisi tak bisa berjalan, rasa sakit yang tak terperikan, Simon berjuang keras berusaha menurunkan ...This book operates on two speeds fast and faster If I hadn t been reading several other books at the same time, it would have been a one or two day read with its scanty 174 pages The story takes place on Peru s 21,000 foot Siula Grande, a peak in the Andes Mountain range Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, are alone on the mountain when disaster strikes and Joe slips, falls and fractures his leg Plenty of excitement follows, but I will leave mention of any details for readers This book operates on two speeds fast and faster I...Long, long ago, I used to play pool in the Broadfield pub in Sheffield I used to play another bloke regularly, nice guy if a bit irascible at times and, one day, he asked me what I did Writer, I said, but unsuccessful Oh, he said I ve written a book too Published It s not doing too badly He seemed like an interesting bloke, intelligent, given to philosophising, had seen a bit of the world as a mountain climber, so I thought I d give it a shot as much out of politeness as anyth Long, long ago, I used to play pool in the Broadfield pub in Sheffield I used to play another bloke regularly, nice guy if a bit irascible at times and, one day, he asked me what I did Writer, I said, but unsuccessful Oh, he said I ve written a book too Published It s not doing too badly He seemed like an interesting bloke, intelligent, given to philosophising, had seen a bit of the world as a mountain climber, so I thought I d give it a shot as much out of politeness as anything.The next time I went to the Broadfield I found myself, once again, playing pool with the bloke Conversation had come easily ...
- English
- 05 August 2018 Joe Simpson
- Paperback
- 218 pages
- 0060730552
- Joe Simpson
- Touching the Void