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 an epic tale of survival and, with the publication of the book Touching the Void and the later film, both climbers became household names.

Come along and witness Simon’s tireless journey from that mountain in Peru to some of the remotest places 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.