Touching the Void Summary
Joe Simpson (mountaineer)

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Touching the Void Summary

Joe Simpson describes crawling out of his tent early one morning from his campsite on the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes. He is camping with Simon, a man with a rather reckless spirit that Joe admires. The third of their party is a man named Richard. He is an explorer of sorts and his purpose is to remain with the gear while Joe and Simon are out climbing. As Joe...

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