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Touching the Void

by Joe Simpson
Chris Bonington
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The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer's harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.

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Publisher: BookBaby

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  • ISBN: 9780957519305
  • File size: 2539 KB
  • Release date: December 12, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780957519305
  • File size: 2539 KB
  • Release date: December 12, 2012

Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Sports & Recreations Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:600
Text Difficulty:2-3

The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer's harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.

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Sports & Recreations Nonfiction
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