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Touching The Void Audiobook (free download)

This Classics audiobook is one of the most popular works by Joe Simpson. It's available for free on Spotify and in top quality on Audible.

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Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured, crawling through the snowstorm in a delirium. Far from causing Joe's death, Simon had paradoxically saved his friend's life. What happened, and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.

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"Touching The Void" by Joe Simpson is a gripping tale of survival and friendship in the face of disaster. 🎧🏔️ The audiobook recounts Simpson and his partner Simon Yates's harrowing experience on Siula Grande in the Andes. After a fall leaves Joe injured, Simon is forced to make the heart-wrenching decision to cut the rope connecting them, believing Joe to be dead. Miraculously, Joe survives and crawls back to base camp. This story stands out among survival audiobooks for its raw emotion and intense psychological exploration. Unlike other mountaineering tales, it delves deeply into the moral dilemmas faced during life-and-death situations. Listen to it for an unforgettable journey of resilience and the power of human spirit. 🌟🎙️

Discover 'Touching The Void' by Joe Simpson. The Classics audiobook holds its ground in the Top 100 this week. Available for free and legal streaming on Spotify, as well as for download in premium quality on Audible.

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Touching The Void
by Joe Simpson
Length: 6:52 h
Published: 03-01-12

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Touching The Void
by Joe Simpson
Length: 6:56 h
Published: 2012-03-01
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