Are Simon Yates and Joe Simpson still friends?
Simpson has always defended Yates over his decision to cut the rope, and is adamant he would have done exactly the same thing. Yet the two Englishmen no longer speak, having drifted apart since the making of the movie. “I don’t have anything in common with him anymore,” admits Yates.
Is Joe Simpson mad at Simon Yates?
People ask, “Were you angry with Simon?” I wasn’t. I thought, “Thank Christ, Simon’s alive.” Apart from being my friend, he was useful to me alive. He might be coming down to look for me.
How did Joe Simpson and Simon Yates?
Simon and Joe, who first met in 1984 in Chamonix at a campsite full of British climbers, don’t keep in touch these days although Simon insists it’s not because there’s any ill-feeling between them. “We lead totally different lives,” he reasons. “We’re very different people from different backgrounds.”
Is the footage in Touching the Void real?
It reconstructs the true story of the fateful climb which British mountaineers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates undertook in the Andes in 1985. The film combines documentary and dramatic reconstructions of the ascent of Siula Grande which nearly killed the two climbers.
Did Simon Yates survive?
When the injured Simpson was inadvertently lowered over a cliff, Yates hung on for more than an hour before making a devastating decision: he cut the rope, sending his companion plunging to certain death. But Simpson survived, and four days later he crawled into base camp.
Why did Simon Yates cut the rope?
However, Simpson survived the fall and managed to climb and crawl out of the crevasse and reached base camp four days later. Yates’ rescue efforts contributed significantly to saving Simpson’s life despite his decision, near the end of rescue, that he needed to cut their climbing rope to prevent a fatal fall.
Why did Simon cut the rope?
Joe Simpson, one leg badly broken, was dangling helplessly above his doom in the Peruvian Andes, connected to life and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, by a 5/16-inch nylon line. Then Yates cut the rope to save his own life.
What’s happened to Simon Yates?
Yates currently lives in Cumbria (north west England) with his wife Jane Yates and their two children Lewis and Maisy Yates. Yates’ wife & children have accompanied him of some of his later expeditions.
Did Simon Yates have to cut the rope?
Who is Jessica Simpson husband?
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Why did Simpson scream for Yates to stop lowering him?
Simpson was going over steeper ground. But Simpson had hit a rope left to get him to the bottom. He screamed for Yates to stop lowering him, but his partner couldn’t hear. “I felt completely helpless and really angry,” Simpson says.
How did Simpson survive the fall in touching the void?
He cut his friend loose so that he could live. Of course, Simpson miraculously survived the fall, and for three days somehow dragged his broken body back to the pair’s base camp. “I found the movie economical with my side of the story,” says Yates.
How many books does Simon Yates have written?
Yates works the public speaker circuit and has written three books about his mountaineering adventures. He still climbs four expeditions a year, and owns Mountain Dreams, a climbing expedition company. Simon Yates has written three books about his mountaineering experiences, Flame of Adventure, Against The Wall, and The Wild Within.
Why did Yates cut the rope in touching the void?
Yates describes the arduous lowering of Simpson; his frost bitten fingers; the rope digging into his harness and legs as he sat still in the snow, stuck holding the dead weight of his friend, moving ever close to death with every passing minute. (Supplied). There was little room for morality in the decision to cut the rope, says Yates.