New Article — No Way Down: Joe Simpson's Touching the Void

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In today's article I dive into Joe Simpson's 1988 climbing memoir Touching the Void, a book that since its publication has become a classic example of survival literature. In it, he details his 1985 attempt on Siula Grande, a mountain in the Peruvian Andes. Simpson's writing is especially powerful for the way it describes the changes to his mind during his ordeal.

What role do you think the mind plays in desperate situations? Can the mind be a barrier as much as a source of motivation?

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