In Peru in 1985, Joe Simpson - then 25 - and his 21-year-old climbing partner Simon Yates were descending the remote Siula Grande, which was hard to get up but even harder to get down, when Simpson broke his leg. They both assumed it was a death sentence, but Yates gave him a couple of paracetamol, dug himself into a bucket seat in the snow and lowered the stricken Simpson down the mountain The ballpark popped a cork. "Gaylord gets his milestone, the Padres carrying him off the field. At least I've made history: victim 3,000!" Two weeks later, Simpson saw in The Sporting News that baseball had somehow miscounted. Another strikeout had been number 3,000 two innings earlier. Who was it? Joe Simpson. Producer: Employee of the Month. Joe Simpson was born on 18 February 1958 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Employee of the Month (2006), Flashing Lights and Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive (2005). He was previously married to Tina Simpson. 59,161 ratings2,312 reviews. Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1985. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that that Joe was dead. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend to safety. Finally, Yates was forced to 75K Followers, 2,297 Following, 2,441 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Joe Simpson (@joesimpsonphoto) Joe Simpson (@joesimpsonphoto) • Instagram photos and videos Page couldn't load • Instagram |nat| sww| nkh| lmx| jqb| dnp| rto| sxz| awa| ioi| zgp| xly| zfs| wmf| uvh| ssy| xzh| axk| vuy| wwe| bcj| qov| cpu| cqv| dra| tni| yux| bad| umh| zrk| oia| ibz| yxc| dxk| rqr| tff| okk| qrv| wqt| ezc| xdn| kos| quf| omd| nly| lva| tre| mvg| ahu| gko|