Touching The Void

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Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's near fatal descent after climbing the 6,344-metre (20,814ft) peak Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. Approximately 15% of the book is written by Yates. It has sold over a million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages. [1] Summary [ edit ] Honnold tells his girlfriend he has no obligation to stay safe for her. Did you recognise that single-mindedness?

Simpson's survival is regarded by mountaineers as amongst the most remarkable instances of survival against the odds. [3] Awards [ edit ] When Joe awakes, he is miraculously still alive. He finds that he has landed on a small ledge. He assumes that Simon will believe that he is dead. Instead of killing Joe, the cutting of the rope may have actually saved his life. Instead of enduring further exposure to the freezing wind, he landed in a more sheltered spot.In the summer of 1985, Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, decide to conquer an unclimbed route in the Peruvian Andes. The two young and headstrong men choose to climb the daunting West Face of the 20,813 foot Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash mountain range. If they are successful, their feat would be considered a major achievement in the mountaineering community. The attempt will test the physical endurance, bravery, and the will to live of two friends. Mountaineering: The Making of Touching the Void | Mountaineering". OutsideOnline.com . Retrieved 23 June 2012.

JOE SIMPSON: Touching the Void". Wolfman Productions. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011 . Retrieved 23 June 2012. Bristol Old Vic announces Touching the Void and The Cherry Orchard adaptations for 2018". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 8 November 2017 . Retrieved 20 September 2018. Nothing. Nothing ever will. I actually surprised myself, I sat up on this peak in Nepal in 2009 and I could see however many 8,000-metre peaks: Everest, Lhotse. It was a gorgeous day. I knew I had a three-and-a-half-day descent and it was going to be murderous on my knee. So I thought: “It doesn’t get much better than this. This is the time to stop.” And I just went to Kathmandu and sold all my gear, and I never climbed again. But it was like grief in a way, and it’s because it’s something you spent your entire life doing. It’s what you live for and then suddenly it’s not there.I’ve done various things like paragliding and they’re fun, but they haven’t come near replacing climbing. So I took up cabinet making. And, in fact, this morning, I was just teaching myself to weld. Yeah, I bloody did! But it’s not a coincidence that it was after I stopped mountaineering. While I climbed, I was too selfish. But it just proves how completely wrong you can be all the time. Which is rather wonderful.

The conditions around the two men get worse by the minute due to darkness and a storm. Simon makes a mistake because he cannot see or hear Joe. Simon has to rely on the feel of Joe’s weight on the rope. Simon inadvertently lowers Joe off of an outcropping. There is nothing Simon can do but hope that Joe can climb the rope. Simon is now fearful that they will both die as they are tied to the same rope. Simon makes an extremely difficult decision. To save his life, he must cut the rope. His belay seat was not going to last much longer. In 2003, fifteen years after it was first published, the book was turned into a documentary film of the same name, directed by Kevin MacDonald. The film won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the 2003 BAFTA Awards [5] and was featured at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. [6] In 2014, the book was being used in the English literature AQA GCSE course nationally in England. Touching the Void to be brought to the stage in Edinburgh". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 8 November 2017 . Retrieved 20 September 2018. In Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival, English climber Joe Simpson offers an account of surviving a nearly fatal climb of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. After undergoing six surgeries on his leg, Joe Simpson’s doctors told him he would have trouble walking and never climb again. Joe proved his doctors wrong. He continued mountain climbing after two years of physical rehabilitation. From 2000 to 2003, he attempted to climb the North Face of Eiger in Switzerland six times but had to abort due to bad weather conditions. Today Simpson is an author and motivational speaker.To weld. I just like learning new skills, I think. I absolutely adore working with wood. And I’ve realised I’m an absolutely crap cabinet maker. Using this complicated maneuver with the ropes, Simon attempts to lower Joe down the mountain. At first, this system works. New Tour Dates Announced For Tom Morris' Production Of TOUCHING THE VOID". broadwayworld.com. Broadway World. 18 September 2018 . Retrieved 7 October 2018. a b "Touching the Void". bristololdvic.org.uk. Bristol Old Vic. 8 September 2018 . Retrieved 23 September 2018.