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Title: Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
by Joe Simpson
ISBN: 0-06-073055-2
Publisher: Perennial
Pub. Date: January, 2004
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $12.95
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Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (100 reviews)

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Rating: 4
Summary: Riveting
Comment: Joe Simpson's narrative of his infamous climb in the Peruvian Andes is a fantastic story. If you've read other accounts of harrowing climbs you understand people that climb the great peaks of the world have a different psyche than the rest of us. Simpson is no exception, and it is that very drive that takes him to the top that enables him to survive the unthinkable. But this book is more than just a climb up, a crawl down, whew he's going to live to see another day. It explores some deeper parts of the human experience such as friendship, devotion, suffering, inner strength, and fear. His description of the terrain and the climb make you wonder why on earth anybody would do what he's doing. You almost suffer the cold, wind, and frostbite and you can feel the ice slipping beneath your feet. Knowing disaster looms makes you cringe while reading. Although you know he will survive, that takes nothing away from the experience the second half of the book provides. He pulls you in and you crawl down that icy mountain alongside him, feeling the cold, pain, and sadness along the way. Included are passages written by Simon Yates, his climbing partner. Allowing us to experience his point of view adds depth to the story.
Simpson wrote this book to exonerate Yates, who was ostracized in the British climbing community for his actions during the climb. Simpson vehemently disagreed with anyone who believed Yates did anything short of saving his life. His initial goal was to record the truth, but he discovered he has a gift for writing, and for this we can be grateful. A compelling story, highly recommended.

Rating: 4
Summary: Read this one
Comment: Can you imagine trying to descend from the top of a twenty-one thousand foot peak in the Andes, with a broken leg? Touching The Void, a book written by Joe Simpson, is a harrowing first person account of one man's miraculous survival.
Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, finally reached the top of a twenty-one thousand foot peak when Simpson plunged off a vertical ice edge and broke his leg.
Touching the void has constant, breathtaking events as you are walked through Joe Simpson's journey. Each chapter is filled with obstacles that Simpson and his climbing partner must overcome.
I recommend buying this book and finding out what happens; it's worth the money. Touching the void will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you're into action and suspense, this is a book for you.

Rating: 3
Summary: a quick read...
Comment: Where to start....

well, the story itself is riveting. LOTS of technical details, which is to be expected, but a bit difficult unless you've had Mountaineering 101! Familiarising yourself with basic mountain-climbling terms would be a help before you plunge into this incredible story.
I found myself asking these questions at the end of the story:
Joe, how was your vision?

did you have more surgery when you got home?

how was your recovery at home, physically and mentally?

have you climbed with Simon again?

why didn't Simon write so much as word one for your book? not even the briefest of comments in the intro?

why did you abruptly cut off the "epilogue"?
It leaves the reader wondering just what happened to you after you got home?

How was the journey home?

Why didn't we hear Simon speaking for himself?

How is it that you found the desire and strength..inner and outer..to go climbing again?

I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this book, and I plan to give it away to a friend who is "into" climbing.
The story is interesting enough, but I was left at the end saying WHAT?! that's the END???? Not in a breathless way, but slightly disappointed.

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