Skip to content

Touching the void

Pages
356
Published
1990
Language
English

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.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Trauma

Readers suggest