Dark Shadows Falling

Joe Simpson

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Vintage
07 August 1998

True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Literary essays; Climbing & mountaineering; Travel & holiday

Joe Simpson has become a legend, not only among mountaineers, but to thousands who would shun his dangerous lifestyle but have been inspired by his honesty and courage.

In 1992, an Indian climber was left to die on the South Col of Mount Everest by other climbers who watched his feebly waving hand from their tent. He was filmed in his last hours for a television feature. Why did onlookers not hold the dying man's hand and comfort him? The answer appals Joe Simpson, who was himself left for dead in a cervasse in Peru in 1985 - 'because it might compromise their summit bid'. It is an ethical question that Joe is forced to confront as he climbs a hazardous route on Pumori.

Now that Everest has become the playground of the rich, where commercial operators offer guided tours to the top, camping admist the detritus and unburied corpses of previous less fortunate climbers, Joe wonders if the noble instincts that once characterised mountaineering have been irrevocably displaced - as in politics, in business, in the media and in other facets of society.

By: Joe Simpson
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9780099756118
ISBN 10: 0099756110
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 07 August 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Joe Simpson tells the disturbing story of how a Dutch mountaineering team, led by Ronald Naar and Edmond Oefner, failed to help or comfort a dying Indian climber on the South Col of Everest (8000 metres). 'The thought that he got so close to company, to a helping hand and a caring voice, and yet was rejected, sends a cold shiver down my spine.' A shocking story. (Kirkus UK)

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