Touching the void

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.

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Main Author: Simpson, Joe, 1960-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Perennial, 2004.
Edition:1st Perennial ed.
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245 1 0 |a Touching the void /  |c Joe Simpson ; with a foreword by Chris Bonington. 
246 1 |i Subtitle on cover:  |a True story of one man's miraculous survival 
250 |a 1st Perennial ed. 
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505 0 |a 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. 
520 |a 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. 
600 1 0 |a Simpson, Joe,  |d 1960- 
650 0 |a Mountaineers  |z Great Britain  |v Biography. 
600 1 0 |a Yates, Simon,  |d 1963- 
650 0 |a Mountaineering  |z Peru  |z Huayhuash, Cordillera. 
650 0 |a Mountaineering  |x Search and rescue operations  |z Peru  |z Huayhuash, Cordillera  |v Case studies. 
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