Storms Of Silence

'A truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude... the narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before it.' - THE SUNDAY TIMES on Touching The Void. Mountaineer Joe Simpson wrestles with the perplexing nature of aggression and violence - their eruption in himself, in others, in societies, in nature. He recalls the terrifying avalanche that nearly wiped out his base camp on Gangchempo in the Himalayas. While climbing on Cho Oyo, he meets a band of Khampas fleeing from the brutality of Chinese oppression in Tibet. A violent brush with a skinhead in Sheffield is mirrored in his chilling encounter with the Peruvian police. On Huascaran, Peru's highest mountain, he learns of the earthquake which buried eighteen thousand people - reminding him of his boyhood visit to the Nazi concentration camp at Belsen. Joe simpson won the Boardman Tasker Award and the NCR Award for Touching the Void, which received universal applause and was published in thirteen languages. The classic Touching the Void is available from Ulverscroft. 0708922473 œ12.99