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Touching the Void

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<i>Touching the Void</i> is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that that Joe was dead. What happened to Joe, and how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.

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Touching the Void, Joe Simpson

Idioma
Publicado en
1989
Encuadernación
(Tapa blanda),
Estado del libro
Bueno
Precio
5,49 €

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Título
Touching the Void
Idioma
Inglés
Editorial
Pan Books Ltd
Publicado en
1989
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
174
ISBN10
0330308599
ISBN13
9780330308595
Serie
Descripción
<i>Touching the Void</i> is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that that Joe was dead. What happened to Joe, and how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.