Storms of Silence. – Joe Simpson Favoriet

‘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 o…