Touching the Void

Simpson, Joe

ISBN 10: 0224025457 / ISBN 13: 9780224025454

Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London, 2004

Beschreibung

The book is black cloth-covered boards with gilt title on the spine. No defects to note on the book or the DJ. Book is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on special bookplate of Russell InvestmentDales Company. The story of survival in the Peruvian Andes. Black and white photos. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008670

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Touching the Void

Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 2004

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: NF

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: NF

Signiert: Signed By Author

Auflage: Later Printing.

Art des Buches: Book

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Reseña del editor:

This book is an illustrated account of the ascent of the west face of the 21,000ft peak, Siula Grande, in the Peruvian Andes. The author and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, achieved the summit in June 1985 before disaster struck. A few days later, Yates staggered into base camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days Simon Yates, believing that he had caused his friend's death, suffered torment and guilt. However, a cry in the night led them to Joe, badly injured and delirious, crawling through the snow. Far from causing his friend's death, Simon had paradoxically saved his life when he cut the rope. What happened and how they dealt with the resulting psychological trauma is the subject of this book.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.