Joe SimpsonBiography & Memoir · Non-Fiction·b. 1960
Touching the void
Synopsis
In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates faced a climbing disaster on Peru's Siula Grande. What began as an ambitious ascent turned into a harrowing fight for survival against impossible odds. This true story details Simpson's incredible ordeal after a fall left him severely injured and alone, battling the elements and his own will to live.
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Prose complexity 7/10
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Trauma