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Touching the Void
Touching the Void
Author: Joe Simpson
"A truly astounding account of suffering and fortitude." — --The Times (London)Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in 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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060160272
ISBN-10: 0060160276
Publication Date: 1/1989
Pages: 174
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3.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Harpercollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 7
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Excellent and very moving book; for many of us (arm chair adventurers) it's great to read accounts of others exploits and feel as if we are there.


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