For the first time since the release of the film of “Touching the Void”, Joe will speak publicly at The Outdoors Show about what happened in the Peruvian Andes, when the rope suspending him above the crevasse was cut and his life or death struggle ensued. Joe will be available after his talks at the […]

Stephen Fry swears by it, Lord Sugar swears on it; everywhere you look, people are keeping others up-to-date with their activities and musings on Twitter.com, and now you can follow Joe on Twitter too! Joe’s been sharing his thoughts and updates online and his following is growing daily; in fact, he’s shaping up to be […]

Joe has revealed on his Twitter page that his new book The Sound of Gravity will be published next year.  The novel deals with the dark and dangerous side of mountain climbing and how every moment and decision on the icy peaks can have life-changing consequences. Joe’s given us a brief synopsis of the novel to […]

As always, Joe has been busy speaking at corporate events up and down the country. One such event was The National New Heads Conference, held two weeks ago in London. Joe used his experiences on the mountains to speak to the new head-teachers about over-coming challenges and remaining determined in the face of adversity. The […]

Don’t miss out on your chance to own one of the last hard-back copies of The Beckoning Silence left in print! It is mountaineer and speaker Joe Simpson’s most recent book and it’s been so popular the stocks are almost all gone. The book takes the reader through extreme mountaineering experiences; from an avalanche in […]

Since he (slightly grudgingly!) agreed to get Tweeting in November, Joe’s Twitter following has attracted fans and admirers in their hundreds! He’s taken to Tweeting like a mountaineer to ice, in fact he’s pretty well hooked! Don’t forget that you can keep up-to-date with Joe’s thoughts, musings and rants by following him. You can also […]

Parliament are happy to announce a rare opportunity for the public to see mountaineer and motivational speaker Joe Simpson’s stirring and emotional personal account of the story of Touching the Void. Joe’s story is a well known one; first a best-selling book, then an award winning film, Touching the Void is the account of Joe’s […]

Joe Simpson has been busy as a motivational speaker once again. The mountaineer, author and motivational speaker, who has just returned from speaking in America, attended a conference in Barcelona two weeks ago. Joe Simpson gave his audience, which was comprised of 350 delegates from Paypal, insights into the terrifying and inspiring story of Touching the […]

After several highly successful autobiographical books since Touching the Void, Joe Simpson motivational speaker for parliament speakers has written an incredible novel entitled “The Sound of Gravity”. A harrowing, dramatic and powerful tale of love, loss and redemption, as a haunting, split-second memory changes the course of a lifetime, with twists and turns that surprise and […]

Touching the Void Here is one of the great documentaries of all time – an awe-inspiring story of human endurance, about two mountaineers who cheated death. In 1985, two cocky English boys, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, fancied scaling the west face of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. On the way down, though, […]