Joe Simpson, Touching the Void Reviews

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Good Points: This book is brilliiant, for all readers. It has a lot of tension and theres a lot of bits further in the book which are very emotional. There is strong powerful words which bring the book more alive.

Bad Points: There is nothing bad to say about this book.

General comments: Touching the void by Joe Simpson is a true story where two men go on a adventure together. They are both out to climb a unconquered moutain called Silula Grande in the Pervian Andes. It is a story following how both of them struggled up the mountain and down, with unbelivable tragedies and decisions to make along the way. It is brilliant with highs and lows and a book to read before you die.

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Amazing and tense made me really feel for these brave men. However, we have heard too much from Joe, i wanted to hear more from Simon. Great, definitely recommended.

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I liked everything about this story, but the best bit was all the interesting words and the the lovely vocabulary. Although some words i didn't think they went well with what he was trying to say. The best parts where when they were climbing the mountain.

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Touching the Void is "that famous story" of mountaineering. To sum it up quickly: two young climbers successfully scale the unclimbed face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. One the way down, in dangerous conditions, Joe Simpson severely fractures his leg. Climbing partner Simon Yates tried to help him down, but ends up needing to cut Joe's rope to save his life. Joe survives a drop of at least 100 feet into a crevasse, and spends days crawling across snow fields and glaciers to get back to ...

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Touching the Void - Joe Simpson and his companion Simon Yates both in their prime and already accomplished climbers take on another challenge the mountain of Sula Grande. It's in a different sphere of the world from their normal climbs and as they take it on they begin to realise this. Snow storms engulf them, they run out of food and water and then the text becomes incredibly un-put-down-able. Joe falls and breaks his leg. Simon with frost bite and a determined will lowers Joe down the moun ...