Who wrote Touching the Void?
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Asked by: Jim Vickery
Who created Touching the Void?
Joe Simpson
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. Approximately 15% of the book is written by Yates. It has sold over a million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages.
How did Joe Simpson fall?
It was getting dark when the blade of the knife cut through the rope and Simpson fell directly on a bridge of snow until nearly the bottom of the crevasse. Miraculously he survived and was unhurt except for a broken leg.
What does Joe Simpson do now?
Simpson has another career as a motivational speaker, addressing corporate events throughout the world. His most recent book is the novel Walking the Wrong Side of the Grass, published in 2018.
Is the climbers based on a true story?
The film tells the real-life expedition of two generations of Chinese mountaineers to ascend Mount Everest from the perilous north side in 1960 and 1975. The film released in China, the United Kingdom and North America on September 30, 2019.
Why did Simon cut the rope in Touching the Void?
Further disaster struck when Simon – in the dark, with frostbitten fingers and during a blizzard – lowered Joe over a cliff-edge leaving him dangling. Simon was then faced with a horrific choice – cling on until Joe’s weight pulled him down and they both fell to their deaths, or cut the rope to save himself.
How did Joe Simpson and Simon Yates meet?
SIMON YATES: We got to know each other in 1984 in Chamonix in the French Alps. Joe and I got on well, drank a lot of cheap red wine and did some climbing. I think the idea of making a trip to Peru the following year was first mooted during that summer in the Alps. We were both keen to go on to bigger mountains.
23 февр. 1997
How far did Joe Simpson crawl?
five miles
In what is generally considered one of the finest feats of mountaineering, Simpson spent three days hopping and crawling the rest of the five miles without food and almost any water. On the brink of death he reached the tents just before Yates decided to leave after resting his weary body following the descent.
Has anyone climbed the Siula Grande since Joe and Simon?
This album is dedicated to the peak named Siula Grande which if you have any photos of this mountain, please add them. Siula Grande was first climbed July 28, 1936 by Erwin Schneider and Arnold Awerzger and has not seen that many ascents ever since.
