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Touching the Void (New Windmills) by Joe Simpson (2009-10-01)

Joe Simpson

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that th...

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Stuff You Should Know

Climber Joe Simpson wrote this book detailing his experience in the Peruvian Andes where he broke his leg and obeyed a guiding voice during his ordeal.

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And he wrote a book called Touching the Void where he talked about obeying this voice, like guiding him.

— Episode: Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome

Episode: Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome

Climber Joe Simpson wrote this book detailing his experience in the Peruvian Andes where he broke his leg and obeyed a guiding voice during his ordeal.

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And he wrote a book called Touching the Void where he talked about obeying this voice, like guiding him.

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was a detailed retelling of the book and documentary, discussing the harrowing experience of two climbers in the Peruvian Andes, including a rope cut and a miraculous survival.

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So in 1988, Joe writes a book about his experience and it's called Touching the Void.

— Episode: 320 - Gurl, Slow Down

Episode: 320 - Gurl, Slow Down

It was a detailed retelling of the book and documentary, discussing the harrowing experience of two climbers in the Peruvian Andes, including a rope cut and a miraculous survival.

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So in 1988, Joe writes a book about his experience and it's called Touching the Void.

And then in 2003, a documentary by the same name is made interspersing reenactments with commentary from Joe Simon and Richard Hawking, the guy who watched Everyone's Purse.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

On the episode "Against All Odds," MrBallen highlighted Joe Simpson’s seminal survival memoir, Touching the Void. The book recounted Simpson’s harrowing experience surviving a fall into a crevasse after his climbing partner made the agonizing decision to cut the rope. MrBallen emphasized that this account of extreme endurance sold millions of copies and was adapted into a major motion picture, solidifying its place as a classic dark and mysterious story.

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Episode: Against All Odds

Joe Simpson's book detailed his harrowing experience surviving a fall from a mountain, after his climbing partner cut the rope that was holding him, resulting in a fall into a crevasse. It was later adapted into a major motion picture.

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Joe wrote a book about the experience called Touching the Void and it sold millions of copies worldwide and has since been adapted into a major motion picture.

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