Simon Yates of Touching the Void: My Mountain Life Tickets | Old Fire Station Carlisle  | Wed 7th December 2022 Lineup

Simon Yates of Touching the Void: My Mountain Life tickets

Old Fire Station in Carlisle

Wednesday 7th December 2022

7:30pm til 9:30pm

Minimum Age: 14

Simon is best known for his role in bestseller ‘Touching The Void’ and is one of the most accomplished exploratory mountaineers of all time.

 
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Simon Yates of Touching the Void: My Mountain Life on Wednesday 7th December 2022

My Mountain Life by Simon Yates

On the remote Siula Grande in Peru in June 1985, mountaineer Simon Yates found himself in a desperately unenviable position. He was slowly being pulled off the mountain face by his injured partner, Joe Simpson, dangling on the rope 50 metres below. His decision to cut the rope saved both their lives in the epic of survival that followed and with the publication of the book ‘Touching The Void’, later film and stage play, both climbers became household names.

It was an experience that could have put many off the sport of mountaineering - but not Simon. Over 35 years later, he is still a very active exploratory climber and guide, making several expeditions to the mountains each year. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, Alaska to Central Asia there is hardly a significant range that he has not visited.

Come along and witness Simon’s tireless journey from that mountain in Peru to some of the remotest on the planet and share with him the drama, excitement and beauty of modern, lightweight alpinism. Told with wit, dry humour and lavishly illustrated with images and film collected on his great climbs.

“Simon is a totally engaging speaker, who both entertains and inspires.”

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