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Storms of Silence
by Joe Simpson
ISBN: 0898865123
ISBN-13: 9780898865127
Format: Paperback
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In "Storms Of Silence," Joe Simpson presents a thoughtful, funny, moving account of his maverick life as a mountaineer. But behind the rich tapestry of adventures lies a dark and brooding disquiet. Simpson recalls the terrifying avalanche that nearly wiped out his base camp during an attempt on the unclimbed north face of Gangchmpo in the Himalaya. While climbing on Cho Oyo he meets a band of Khampas, including a four-year-old boy, fleeing over the high Nangpa La pass from the brutality of Chinese oppression in Tibet. Simpson's love of Himalayan life contrasts with the ruthless Chinese destruction of the Tibetan culture and people. A violent brush with a skinhead in his home town of Sheffield is mirrored in his chilling encounter with the Peruvian police. On Huascaran (Peru's highest mountain) he hears unnerving ghostly voices and learns of the earthquake which buried 18,000 people and wiped out the town of Yungay below him. It reminds him of his boyhood visit to the Nazi concentration camp at Belsen. "Storms Of Silence" ends with the trauma of reliving, in quite unexpected circumstances, the dance with death he had encountered before and recorded in his previous book "Touching the Void". "Storms Of Silence" will be eagerly greeted by anyone who has read Simpson's earlier works such as "This Game of Ghosts". He writes with a vivid engagement rarely equaled, and never surpassed in tales of true adventure mountaineering and exploration.
-- Midwest Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Publisher's Notes
'A truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude... the narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before it.' -- The Sunday Times on Touching the Void. Mountaineer Joe Simpson wrestles with the perplexing nature of aggression and violence -- their eruption in himself, in others, in societies, in nature. He recalls the terrifying avalanche that nearly wiped out his base camp on Gangchempo in the Himalayas. While climbing on Cho Oyo, he meets a band of Khampas fleeing from the brutality of Chinese oppression in Tibet. On Huascaran, Peru's highest mountain, he learns of the earthquake which buried eighteen thousand people -- reminding him of his boyhood visit to the Nazi concentration camp at Belsen.
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Mountaineers, 1996. Fine trade paperback.. 1st Edition. Fine. ( more information) Offered by Positively Books (United States)
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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Mountaineers Books. Good. 1996. Soft Cover. 0898865123 Light wear on cover edge and corners. A crease down spine. Light soiling on page edge. The book is in good average used condition. . ( more information) Offered by Mark Wake Books (Canada)
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Seattle: The Mountaineers. Near Fine. 1996. Paperback. 0898865123 . Color and black and white photographs. First edition thus (paperback). About fine in pictorial wraps. . ( more information) Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1996. Very clean, tight and bright.. ISBN: 0898865123. NAP. Wraps. Near Fine. Joe Simpson, Storms of Silence. ( more information) Offered by Book Grove (United States)
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Mountaineers Books, 1997-02. Paperback. New. Brand New. In Stock. Order Now. Ship from CA, IN, PA, OR, TN and FL. Over 600,000 CD/DVD, Books and bibles. Free tracking with every order. ( more information) Offered by *** www.HarvardBooksellers.com *** (United States)
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Mountaineers Books. PAPERBACK. 0898865123 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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