Touching the Void (book)

Touching the Void
First edition
AuthorJoe Simpson
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date
1988

Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's near fatal descent after climbing the 6,344-metre (20,814 ft) peak Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. It has sold over a million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages.