Joe simpson mountaineer autobiography featuring
Simon yates mountaineer...
Joe Simpson
| English mountaineer, writer and motivational speaker Date of Birth: 13.08.1960 Country: Great Britain |
Content:
- Joe Simpson: A Remarkable Alpinist and Survivor
- The Siula Grande Incident
- A Miraculous Survival
- A True Friend and a Difficult Decision
- Return to Climbing and Writing Success
- Motivational Speaker and Author
Joe Simpson: A Remarkable Alpinist and Survivor
Early Life and InspirationBorn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1960, Joe Simpson developed a passion for mountaineering at Ampleforth College.
Joe simpson mountaineer autobiography featuring
Inspired by "The White Spider," a book detailing the 1938 German ascent of the Eiger North Face, he embarked on his first climbs at age 14.
The Siula Grande Incident
In 1985, Simpson and Simon Yates undertook a perilous expedition up the uncharted west face of Siula Grande in Peru.
During their descent, Simpson suffered a severe leg injury and was unable to move. In a desperate situation, Yates, exhausted and unable to hold Simpson's weight, m