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Joe Simpson
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1960
Joe Simpson is a British mountaineer, author, and motivational speaker. While climbing in Peru in 1985, he suffered severe injuries and was assumed dead by his climbing companion Simon Yates after falling into a crevasse, but he survived and managed to crawl back to his base camp. He described the ordeal in his 1988 book Touching the Void, which has been adapted into a 2003 documentary film and a 2018 stage play, both of the same name.
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Birth
1960
Death
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First book
1988
Years writing
38
Joe Simpson is a renowned British mountaineer born in Kuala Lumpur.
His most iconic work, Touching the Void, is a global benchmark in mountain literature.
Beyond his mountaineering career, he has developed a prolific path as a writer and screenwriter.
His extreme mountain experiences have led him to become a prominent motivational speaker.
With over 40 published works, his career deeply explores the limits of human survival.