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Found in a charity shop in Keswick, Cumbria. According to the self made label this started its journey in Bristol as it was given away by the Library and Information Service, North Bristol NHS Trust

Yay!!! Another book I would never have bought or picked up to read if I hadn't decided to challenge myself to reading books from the WBN lists every year. Fabulous true life story about some very brave men.

This has been chosen from my shrinking VBB

Posting to JennyC1230

Enjoy!!

Caught from Diane-Fraser through her Shrinking VBB. Thanks for sharing!

Book Description: Concise and yet packed with detail, Touching the Void, Joe Simpson's harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact tour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical endurance, the code of the mountains, and the will to live. Simpson dedicates the book to his climbing partner, Simon Yates, and to those friends who have gone to the mountains and have not returned". What is it that compels certain individuals to willingly seek out the most inhospitable climate on earth? To risk their lives in an attempt to leave footprints where few or none have gone before? Simpson's vivid narrative of a dangerous climbing expedition will convince even the most die-hard couch potato that such pursuits fall within the realm of the sane. As the author struggles ever higher, readers learn of the mountain's awesome power, the beautiful - and sometimes deadly - sheets of blue glacial ice, and the accomplishment of a successful ascent. And then catastrophe:...

I decided not to read this one.

Reserved for Booklady331's Non-fiction VBB.

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Sending to CollectorKerri from Booklady331's Non-fiction VBB.

Received while I was on vacation last week with a bonus wishlist book.Thanks, JennyC1230.