Product Description
The book behind the BAFTA award-winning film.


Winner of the NCR Award for non-fiction and the Boardman Tasker award.


'A brilliant, vivid, gripping, heart-stopping account of their terrifying adventure... Superbly written' Sunday Express


'One of the absolute classics of mountaineering...a document of psychological, even philosophical witness of the rarest compulsion' Sunday Times, Books of the Year


Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that that Joe was dead.


What happened to Joe, and how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.

Taking along to a get together with some bookcrossing friends at The White Hart pub in Beaconsfield Old Town.

*This is a wishlist book for Isisjem*

This has been on my wishlist forever. Thanks to Beqi for bringing it along.

I had seen the film and wanted to read the book. As it was by the time I got my hands on a copy I could hardly remember much of the film and wasn't sure what I'd make of the book.

Reading the story the film came back to me. I think I enjoyed the film more purely because I'm not a climber and the book is very climber/mountaineer technical detail specific. I didn't understand half the terminology to do with snow/ice etc so for me that detracted a bit from the gripping amazing story the book was telling.

It's absolutely amazing that Joe didn't die - let alone made it back to camp by himself.

This book was won in my 10 year book crossing anniversary give away and will be sent off to: Olivia Lo

The book has arrived. Thank you so much!!

Enjoy the book and don't forget to journal it so that people have an idea of where it is going :)

This has arrived back in the UK (as part of the non - fiction sweeps). I haven't read it, or seen the film - thank you very much for sending!