One of the absolute classics of mountaineering- a document of withness of
\ncompulsion. Concise and yet packed with detail, Touching the Void, Joe
\nSimpson’s harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact
\ntour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical
\nendurance, the code of the mountains, and the will to live. <\/p>\n
Simpson and his climbing partner, Yates, had just reached the top of a
\n21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the
\nvertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed,
\ndarkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend to
\nsafety. Finally, Yates was forced to cut the rope, moments before he would
\nhave been pulled to his own death. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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