The true story of one man's miraculous survival Simpson, Joe (1960-) creator text cb New York Perennial 2004 This edition first published in 2004 monographic eng

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218 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer's harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself. P 600 Lexile P Raz-Plus Joe Simpson ; With a foreword by Chris Bonington Survival Peru GV199.S57 A3 796.522092 9780060730550 FISKH 250521 20250521095601.0 6691 eng