This Game of Ghosts
Joe Simpson
A fall in the Himalayas crippled and almost broke the author. Forced to test his nerve, he struggled on crutches to 20,000 feet on Pumori, only to hear the news of the death of yet one more friend in the mountains. In an attempt to find a catharsis for his confused emotions, he wrote this memoir.
Posted by mdixoncm@drupal.org (1 year ago ) I love the story about the binman job that came with a flat in chamonix - and the job share that Simpson and 20 odd other climbers worked out ... all of them living in the one bed flat and only having to work 1 day in 20 - brilliant stuff!
Posted by pip (1 year ago ) Simpson gives a detailed and truely exciting description of his early path of life. Telling about times living in Chamonix in a small flat with 20 other climbers and the conflicts with his parents about a sensible way of making a living.
The stories told about his climbs and expeditions in the Andes, Chamonix, and the first ascent of a peak in pakistan make every climber's heart pounder.
An absolute must read for every mountaineer and climber.
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