The book behind the BAFTA-winning film. 🎬🏆
Winner of the NCR Award for Non-Fiction & the Boardman Tasker Award.
In June 1985, British climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates achieved the seemingly impossible—summiting the remote and treacherous Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. But their triumph quickly turned into a nightmare of survival.
🚨 The Unthinkable Choice 🚨
On the descent, Joe suffers a devastating fall, shattering his leg. With no way to continue, Simon is forced into a gut-wrenching decision—he cuts the rope, believing his partner has fallen to his death.
Yet, Joe was still alive. What follows is one of the greatest survival stories ever told—a desperate fight against the odds as Joe crawls back to Base Camp, battling isolation, agony, and sheer hopelessness.
🧗‍♂️ Why Read This?
✔ A riveting true story of human endurance and resilience.
✔ A raw and emotional exploration of survival, friendship, and impossible decisions.
✔ One of the greatest mountaineering epics ever written.
A gripping, gut-wrenching read that will leave you questioning: What would I have done?