Bibliograph

Touching the void, Joe Simpson ; with a foreword by Chris Bonington

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Touching the void, Joe Simpson ; with a foreword by Chris Bonington

Language

eng

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autobiography

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illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Touching the void

Oclc number

54386482

Responsibility statement

Joe Simpson ; with a foreword by Chris Bonington

Summary

The author relates his nearly fatal adventures mountaineering in the Andes, adventures that included a fall into a crevice, broken limbs, and return to safety

Table Of Contents

Foreword by Chris Bonington: Beneath the mountain lakes -- Tempting fate -- Storm at the summit -- On the edge -- Disaster -- Final choice -- Shadows in the ice -- Silent witness -- In the far distance -- Mind games -- Land without pity -- Time running out -- Tears in the night

resource.variantTitle

True story of one man's miraculous survival

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