Touching the void
Simpson, Joe2004
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Joe Simpson and his partner, Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 ft Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. In June 1985 they achieved the summit before disaster struck. In 'Touching the Void' they tell their story.
Main title:
Touching the void / Joe Simpson ; with a foreword by Chris Bonington.
Author:
Edition:
[New ed.].
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2004.
Collation:
216 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1997.Film tie-in.Previous ed.: London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Awards:
NCR Award for Non-Fiction; Boardman Tasker Award
ISBN:
9780099452294 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.5220922796.52B;SIM796.522
LC class:
GV199.9
Local class:
796.522092B SIM796.522796.5B;SIMB Sim
Language:
English
Subject:
Simpson, Joe -- Journeys -- AndesYates, Simon, 1963- -- Journeys -- AndesSimpson, JoeYates, Simon, 1963-Mountaineering -- AndesMountaineering accidents -- AndesMountaineering accidents -- Peru -- Huayhuash, CordilleraMountaineering -- Peru -- Huayhuash, CordilleraSportAndes -- Description and travel
Index terms:
bookreviews2005Higher EnglishEnglish Int 2Sport
BRN:
327190