This Game of Ghosts

by Joe Simpson

Book Overview

When mountain climber Simon Yates cut the rope and sent his friend and climbing partner Joe Simpson plummeting to an ordeal few mountaineers can have contemplated, the outcome was totally unpredictable. That Simpson survived his experience on Peru's Siula Grande is a revelation of the power of the human spirit to overcome fear, pain and deprivation of almost unimaginable intensity. He did not expect to live it all over again - more than once. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898864607
• ISBN13: 9780898864601
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

This Game of Ghosts

As the follow-up book to 'Touching the Voids' Simpson details his life with the emotion and detail you would expect from a truely remarkable individual. From his early childhood to his most advanced expeditions this book takes you on a journey through the highest and lowest points of Simpsons life. Truely blessed with the ability to write with a fine balance of humour and compassion 'This game of ghosts' captured me with three basic emotions; extreme happiness, sadness and a great deal of dispondoncy to finish the book, Perfect!

Confusion

The honesty of the author in "This Game of Ghosts" is startling, and refreshing. Joe looks at the experiences that have shaped his life, both before and after the accident, and is not afraid to criticise. Throughout the book, he comments on the loss of climbing friends, and the confusion this causes. The brutal honesty coupled with the questions raised by the deaths to which there are no easy answers make this a stunning book.

A challenging but often funny insight into Joes life & mind

After being stunned by "Touching the Void", I read this book with keen interest to understand why and how he survived, and if he had progressed in his life. I was more than impressed with the improvement in writing style and story telling. Joe Simpson handles a personal and controversial subject masterfully with horrifying, poignant and hilarious episodes. A must read for all current or potential outdoor "adventure" types.

Fantastic

"This Game of Ghosts" is about 10 times better than "Touching the Void". The writing is so much better, it's hard to believe that it's the same author. Simpson touches on his childhood as well as his early climbing years. You really get to know the author thorough many events instead of just one covered in his first book. His narratives are extremely funny and entertaining. What an incredible cast of characters. Simpson talks about what climbing meant to him, and how in changed his life. Truly a fantastic read.

Excellent

About 10 times better than "Touching the Void", the writing is so much better, it's hard to believe that it's the same author. Simpson touches on his childhood as well as his early climbing years. You really get to know the author thorough many events instead of just one covered in his first book. His narratives are extremely funny and entertaining. What an incredible cast of characters. Simpson talks about what climbing meant to him, and how in changed his life. Truly a fantastic read.