The Beckoning Silence. First Printing. Signed by the Author

Simpson, Joe

ISBN 10: 0224061801 / ISBN 13: 9780224061803

Published by London. Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2002

About this Item

London. Jonathan Cape Ltd. 2002. First Edition/First Printing (1 in number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Tiny chip to head of spine. Text block toned with age but glossy colour photographs in the text remain crisp. Endpapers in colour showing the vertical arena of the Eiger. Flat signed by the author to the title page without dedication. Never more alive than when most at risk, he has come to see an attempt on the Eiger, with its hooded, mile-high North Face, as the culmination of his climbing career. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences from an avalanche in South America, ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain - before his final confrontation with the Eiger and two more deaths - Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing, exploring both the power of the mind and the frailties of the body.

Seller Inventory # JUN17.22011

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Beckoning Silence. First Printing. Signed by the Author
• Publisher: London. Jonathan Cape Ltd
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224061801
• ISBN 13: 9780224061803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • memoir, exploration, signed , first

About this title

Synopsis

Since his epic battle for survival in the Andes, recounted in the his book, "Touching the Void", Joe Simpson has endured several further brushes with death and has suffered the loss of many climbing friends in accidents which call into question the exhilarating, death-defying activity to which he has devoted his whole life. Never more alive than when most at risk, he has come to see an attempt on the Eiger, with its hooded, mile-high North Face, as the culmination of his climbing career. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences from an avalanche in South America, ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain - before his final confrontation with the Eiger and two more deaths - Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing, exploring both the power of the mind and the frailties of the body.

About the Author

Joe Simpson won the Boardman Tasker Award and the NCR Award for his bestseller Touching the Void, which has been published all over the world. His later books, all bestsellers, include This Game of Ghosts, Dark Shadows Falling, Storms of Silence and a novel, The Water People.