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He studied Biochemistry at Sheffield University before becoming a nomadic climber, putting up new routes in the Himalayas and the Andes. 3 0 obj %PDF-1.5 Touching the Void is Joe Simpson’s account of the ordeal he and Simon Yates endured in 1985.
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