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Touching the Void- The True Story of One Man-s Miraculous Survival Deluxe Author Company: Harper Paperbacks Category:
Touching the Void- The True Story of One Man-s Miraculous Survival Deluxe 5 stars (GREAT READ!) - If you like the DVD version you will like this book ... File Size: 3.30 kB OS: Windows 98 / NT / 2000 / ME / XP / VISTA License: Paperback - Time Limit, free to try, 10.36 to buy. Software Developed by Harper Paperbacks Download now (3.30 kB) Click to buy with discount via Amazon (10.36$) Description : Touching the Void- The True Story of One Man-s Miraculous Survival - 5 stars (GREAT READ!) - If you like the DVD Concise and yet packed with detail, Touching the Void, Joe Simpson's harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact tour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical endurance, the code of the mountains, and the will to live. Simpson dedicates the book to his climbing partner, Simon Yates, and to "those friends who have gone to the mountains and have not returned." What is it that compels certain individuals to willingly seek out the most inhospitable climate on earth? To risk their lives in an attempt to leave footprints where few or none have gone before? Simpson's vivid narrative of a dangerous climbing expedition will convince even the most die-hard couch potato that such pursuits fall within the realm of the sane. As the author struggles ever higher, readers learn of the mountain's awesome power, the beautiful--and sometimes deadly--sheets of blue glacial ice, and the accomplishment of a successful ascent. And then catastrophe: the second half of Touching the Void sees Simpson at his darkest moment. With a smashed, useless leg, he and his partner must struggle down a near-vertical face--and that's only the beginning of their troubles. This is the Paperback version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "Buy Now" button below for around $10.36 USD. Click to buy with discount via Amazon      |