Título:
Touching the void
Autor Pessoal:
Autor Adicionado:
Data de Publicação:
1997
GVPL_PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Vintage, 1997.
Descrição Física:
207 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780099771012
Resumo:
An account of the ascent of the 21,000 ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book.
Nota Geral:
"First published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, 1988"--Title page verso
Conteúdos:
Beneath the mountain lakes -- Tempting fate -- Storm at the summit -- On the edge -- disaster -- The final choice -- Shadows in the ice -- Silent witness -- In the far distance -- Mind games -- A land without pity -- Time running out -- Tears in the night -- Postscript -- Ten years on ... -- Epilogue.
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Linguagem:
Inglês
