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This book tells the amazing true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates fight for survival after a dreadful accident when descending from Siula Grande, a 21,000ft peak in the Peruvian Andes. Even though you know the eventual outcome of the book, I found Joe's narrative to be totally gripping as he and Simon found themselves in more and more desperate situations. They both overcame the obstacles encountered on this harrowing descent by displaying an amazing will to live.

It's an uplifting, exciting and moving story of the stubbornness of the human spirit to go on even when the body is saying 'enough'. The story is told in a candid and realistic way by both Simpson and Yates. How both reacted to incredibly harrowing circumstances and how they dealt with near impossible choices is astonishing. This is not a romanticised version of events - both men ran a full gamut of emotions as they made decisions which they knew could mean the difference between life and death.

I'm delighted to be given this book to hand out for World Book Night (even if I am be a day or two late passing these on due to illness).

Left at the parking area for the falls.



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not my usual reading material but couldn't put it down once i started

will send by post to towcester