The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer's harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.
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Description
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Creators
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Details
- Joe Simpson - Author
- Chris Bonington - Author of introduction, etc.
- Tony Colwell - Editor
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780957519305
- File size: 2539 KB
- Release date: December 12, 2012
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780957519305
- File size: 2539 KB
- Release date: December 12, 2012
Formats
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
subjects
Languages
English
Levels
Lexile® Measure:600
Text Difficulty:2-3