Simon Yates is one of the two mountaineers who undertook the climb in the Peruvian Andes in 1985 which nearly killed them both. They lived to tell the tale, the result being a book 'Touching the Void' (911.852 SIM) and an award-winning documentary film; Yates will now be giving a lecture on his mountaineering experiences spanning 20 years, at the newly opened Town Hall in Birmingham, next week more...
Touching the Void
Simon Yates is one of the two mountaineers who undertook the climb in the Peruvian Andes in 1985 which nearly killed them both. They lived to tell the tale, the result being a book 'Touching the Void' (911.852 SIM) and an award-winning documentary film; Yates will now be giving a lecture on his mountaineering experiences spanning 20 years, at the newly opened Town Hall in Birmingham, next week more...
