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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Simpson, Joe, 1960-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	[New York] : Perennial, 2004.
Edition:	1st Perennial ed.
Subjects:	Simpson, Joe, > 1960- Mountaineers > Great Britain > Biography. Yates, Simon, > 1963- Mountaineering > Peru > Huayhuash, Cordillera. Mountaineering > Search and rescue operations > Peru > Huayhuash, Cordillera > Case studies.
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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.