Dark Shadows Falling Signed by Simpson Joe (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED by Simpson. 'Now that Everest has become the playground of the rich, where commercial operators offer guided tours to the top up fixed ropes amidst the detritus and unburied corpses of previous less fortunate climbers, Simpson wonders if the noble, caring instincts that once characterised mountaineering have been irrevocably displaced - as in other facets of today's society. Mint in an unclipped Mint d/w.

A first edition, first printing of Dark Shadows Falling by Joe Simpson, published by Cape, London in 1975. A fine book signed by the author in black ink to the title page, in a fine unclipped wrapper. Dark Shadows Falling by Joe Simpson is a reflective memoir exploring the ethics and obsession of high-altitude mountaineering. Following his own near-fatal climb in the Andes, Simpson examines tragedies on Everest and the moral choices climbers face when survival conflicts with compassion. Blending adventure, philosophy and critique, he questions the pursuit of glory at any cost. The book ultimately exposes both the allure and the darkness of human ambition in extreme, life-threatening environments.