by Simon Yates · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099766414
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«Against The Wall» is Simon Yates's mountaineering account, published by Vintage in paperback (176 pages, in English).
Simon Yates, remembered for his role in 'Touching the Void', recounts the assault on the 4,000-foot east face of the Central Tower of Paine, in Chile. With three companions, he endures ferocious storms and paralyzing fear near the summit, forcing them into a harrowing retreat. After recovering in a nearby village, they return and complete the ascent.
Non-fiction account, nominated for the Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature in 1997. This Vintage edition was published in 1998.
For mountaineering and climbing enthusiasts, and for those seeking real stories of survival and personal overcoming, like 'Touching the Void'.
Simon Philip Yates is a retired British professional road and track racing cyclist who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. His twin brother is Adam Yates, who is also a professional cyclist. He won the gold medal in the points race at the 2013 Track Cycling World Championships. Following a doping ban in 2016, he won the young rider classification in the 2017 Tour de France and the general classification in the 2018 Vuelta a España and 2025 Giro d'Italia. Yates has taken more than thirty professional victories, including eleven Grand Tour stage victories – six at the Giro d'Italia, three at the Tour de France and two at the Vuelta a España. Yates has been a resident of Andorra since 2015.
