Touching the Void
Author(s):
Simpson, Joe
Copyright: 2004, Cape, London
Specifications: rep, 8vo, pp.173, 16 color & 7 bw photos, sketch, map eps, black cloth
Condition: signed bookplate, dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine
An amazing story of survival on Siula Grande (20,848') in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. Winner of the 1988 Boardman/Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award and published in 13 languages. Selected by Outside Magazine as one of the best 25 adventure books of the past 100 years. A great read.