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Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower... read more
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People edit
- Joe Simpson: The narrator.
- Simon Yate: His climbing partner.
- Richard: Add a description of this character.
- Spinoza
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“"There is a peculiar anonymity about being in tents. Once the zip is closed and the outside world barred from sight, all sense of location disappears." (page 15)”
Joe Simpson
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First Sentence edit
I was lying in my sleeping bag, staring at the light filtering through the red and green fabric of the dome tent.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
1 Beneath the Mountain Lakes
2 Tempting Fate
3 Storm at the Summit
4 On the Edge
5 Disaster
6 The Final Choice
7 Shadows in the Ice
8 Silent Witness
9 In the Far Distance
10 Mind Games
11 A Land Without Pity
12 Time Running Out
13 Tears in the Night
Postscript
Ten years on...
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This book is in World Book Night 2012. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joe Simpson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pan
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0330308599
Page Count: 176
Publisher: Pan
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0330308599
Page Count: 176
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.522092
Subjects edit
- Books › Travel › Latin America › South America › Peru
- Books › Travel › Specialty Travel › Adventure
- Books › Sports › Mountaineering › Mountain Climbing
- Books › Sports › Biographies
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