Touching the Void
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Touching the Void

by Joe Simpson

1988•Biography•187 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryadventureunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryAdventureHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming quest

Subjects

MountaineeringMountaineersCase studiesSearch and rescue operationsBiographyMountaineering accidentsPeru, history

Details

Author
Joe Simpson
Published
1988
Pages
187
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