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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

Resource Type

Book

Description

Simpson and his climbing partner, Yates, had just reached the top of the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend to safety. Finally, Yates was forced to cut the rope, moments before he would have been pulled to his own death. The next three days were an impossibly grueling ordeal for both men. Yates, certain that Simpson was dead, returned to base camp consumed with grief and guilt over abandoning him. Simpson had survived the fall, but crippled, starving, and severely frostbitten was trapped in a deep crevasse. Summoning vast reserves of physical and spiritual strength, Simpson crawled over the cliffs and canyons of the Andes, reaching base camp hours before Yates had planned to leave.-Publisher (bn.com)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0060730552

Author

Joe Simpson

Publication

2004 HarperCollins

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