The Beckoning Silence
Author(s):
Simpson, Joe
Copyright: 2002, UK
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 290, 26 color & 14 bw photos, photo eps, black cloth
Condition: signed Simpson & Simon Yates, dj unclipped, fine, cloth pages yellowing, tight, fine
Another tale from Joe Simpson! In this one he examines the exhilaration and despair he has encountered in the mountains, leading him to leave mountaineering. He takes us to Bolivia, the Alps, Colorado, and Spain before confronting his final mountain – the Eiger’s North Face.
Winner 2003 National Outdoor Book Awards Outdoor Literature Category.