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Mountaineering Survival Classic

Touching The Void

by Joe Simpson

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Audiobook Narrated by Andrew Wincott 6 hrs and 52 mins

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In 1985, two young climbers attempted one of the most dangerous peaks in the Peruvian Andes. What happened next became one of the most harrowing survival stories ever told. After successfully reaching the summit of Siula Grande, disaster struck during the descent when one climber fell and shattered his leg. What followed was an agonising battle against impossible odds, testing the limits of human endurance and the terrible choices people must make when survival hangs by a thread.

This is mountaineering writing at its absolute finest—raw, honest, and utterly gripping. Simpson's account forces readers to confront profound questions about friendship, morality, and the will to live. A modern classic that transcends the climbing genre, it's essential reading for anyone fascinated by true stories of human resilience in the face of nature's most unforgiving challenges.