Joe Simpson

Biography

Joe Simpson is a British mountaineer and author born on August 13, 1960, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After being introduced to rock climbing at age 14, he became drawn to the sport, inspired by Heinrich Harrer's book "The White Spider". In 1985, Simpson suffered severe injuries while climbing in Peru, but miraculously survived and wrote about his ordeal in the bestselling book "Touching the Void", later adapted into a documentary film and stage play.