Слайд 1Against all odds
THE STORY OF SIMON’S CHOICE and the result
of his decision
Слайд 2Irresistible challenge
In the summer of 1985, British mountaineers Joe Simpson
and Simon Yates set out to climb SIULA GRANDE, a
21,000-foot peak in the Peruvian Andes
Слайд 3Siula Grande is a mountain in the C in the
Peruvian Andes.
It is 6344 m high and has a
subpeak, Siula Chico, 6260 m high.[1] Carnicero, Siula Grande, Yerupaya Grande and Rasac (from right to left) as seen from Paso San Antonio (looking north).
Elevation 6,344 m (20,814 ft)
Слайд 5Joe and Simon chose the most difficult way-they reached the
summit without any problems. For their descent they chose an
easier path.
Слайд 6Joe slipped and broke his leg
in three places. In severe
pain,
he was crippled, unable to go on.
Слайд 7Against all odds, Simon decided to get his injured friend
down to safety using a rope. He began lowering his
friend down the mountain …. one hundred incredibly painful metres at time..
Слайд 8After one particular drop, Simon got no sound from Joe.
Without knowing it, in the pitch black of the night,
Simon had lowered Joe over a deep crevasse, trying to hold Joe’s weight on the other end.
Слайд 9Joe’s fingeJoe’s fingers were so frosbitten he could not climb
back up the rope.
But Simon’s strenght grew weaker and weaker,
and he felt himself being slowly pulled down towards the edge of the crevasse.
rs were so frosbitten he could not climb back up the rope.
Слайд 10
He could not hold onto the rope, without being pulled
to his death himself.
Shaking with cold, Simon made the painful
decision. He took the knife, and cut the rope that tied him to his friend.
Слайд 11But miraculously, Joe was not
Killed by his fall! He
was badly
Injured, close to death, he had no
food
or water..but he was alive!
It took him four days. Joe’s great
courage and extraordinary determination saved him.
Слайд 12If you want to learn about adventure and survival- read
Joe Simpson’s book
“Touching the Void”
Слайд 13
A film of the same name has also been made
based on Joe’s book
Слайд 14Touching the Void ascent
It was made famous by Joe Simpson's
book Touching the Void, about an ascent and subsequent harrowing
descent of the mountain by him and Simon Yates in 1985. The book was made into a film of the same title in 2003. Although they ascended the West face, and thereby became the first to reach the summit by that route, they chose the North Ridge (first descended in 1936 by a German team) for their descent, which was made almost impossible by horrible weather. All subsequent climbers have avoided the ridge and rappelled back down the face. As of 2009 the south face has not been climbed.
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First ascents list
Слайд 15TRANSLATE
Life or death decision
Faced with an agonising decision
Send friend to
certain death
Slipped
Incredible tale of survival
Against all odds
Determined not to
die
Mountaineers|Climbers
Reach the Summit
Frosbitten fingers
Hold weight |Cut the rope