Against The Wall (Paperback, New Ed)

In the minds of many, Yates is 'the one who cut the rope' when he was climbing with Joe Simpson in the Peruvian Andes. Simpson chronicled his remarkable survival in Touching the Void, while Yates continued to pursue a life climbing the hardest routes he could find. As this book opens, we find Yates climbing on the Central Tower of Paine in Chile, beset by storms and by doubts about his own relationship with the mountains. As he describes the expedition and his relationship with his climbing companions, Yates is also searching for a resolution to the worries that have beset him since the experience with Simpson, the need to gain a better perspective on his life and his need to continue climbing. Having said that, I cannot help but feel that Yates's skills lie in mountain climbing rather than in writing. He describes his climbs with great competence and endeavours to capture the feelings he experienced, but one is left with a sense that he doesn't possess the words to fully describe what he was thinking: the end result is rather flat and banal. (Kirkus UK)

Simon Yates is 'the one who cut the rope' in Joe Simpson's award- winning account of their epic struggle for survival in TOUCHING THE VOID. Afterwards, Yates continued mountaineering on the hardest routes. Perhaps the most testing of all was one of the world's largest vertical rock-faces, the 4,000-foot Central Tower of Paine in Chile. Battered by fercious storms, Yates and his three companions should have turned back. Instead they struggle on, living in hammocks suspended over the yawning chasm below. Their greatest difficulties, however, come not from the elements but from within themselves. Almost crippled with fear just below the summit, the disillusioned team is forced into a nightmare retreat. After resting in a nearby town, they return to complete the climb, but Yates knows he still has to face one of life's greatest challenges.

General

Imprint:	Vintage
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1998
Authors:	Simon Yates
Dimensions:	197 x 131 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	176
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-09-976641-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-09-976641-8
Barcode:	9780099766414

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