Touching the Void. This item is unavailable.
67,021 ratings by Goodreads
Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2004
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Item image 1 of 4.
Heritage seller
Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.K. L. Givens Books
5-star seller
AbeBooks seller since July 20, 1998
Unavailable
Hardcover
Condition: Used
£ 18.57
Item description from seller
The book is black cloth-covered boards with gilt title on the spine. No defects to note on the book or the DJ. Book is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on special bookplate of Russell InvestmentDales Company. The story of survival in the Peruvian Andes. Black and white photos.
Seller Inventory # 008670
- Title
- Touching the Void
- Author
- Simpson, Joe
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, London
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- NF
- Dust jacket
- NF
- Signed
- Signed By Author
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0224025457
- ISBN 13
- 9780224025454
- Edition
- Later Printing.
This book is an illustrated account of the ascent of the west face of the 21,000ft peak, Siula Grande, in the Peruvian Andes. The author and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, achieved the summit in June 1985 before disaster struck. A few days later, Yates staggered into base camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days Simon Yates, believing that he had caused his friend's death, suffered torment and guilt. However, a cry in the night led them to Joe, badly injured and delirious, crawling through the snow. Far from causing his friend's death, Simon had paradoxically saved his life when he cut the rope. What happened and how they dealt with the resulting psychological trauma is the subject of this book.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
"On every level it is an outstanding literary achievement"--The Independent
"A quite extraordinary and moving book... Touching the Void touches the Great Questions in an understated yet utterly compelling way"--The Guardian
"A truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude... the narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before it."--Sunday Times
"A quite extraordinary and moving book... Touching the Void touches the Great Questions in an understated yet utterly compelling way"--The Guardian
"A truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude... the narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before it."--Sunday Times
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.