Joe Simpson’s recent speech for GlaxonSmithKline resulted in a very pleased audience and a standing ovation no less. Joe drove 6 hours on 21st February to Canaston Woods, Pembrokeshire Wales to give a talk to 600 people from GlaxoSmithKline; even though the drive up was rather harrowing it was definitely worth the trip. If you […]

Dimension Data is a specialist IT services and solution provider that helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. Today they are positioned at the forefront of networking and communications in 51 countries across five regions – Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia and the Americas. Joe will be giving his […]

Thank you to Natasha Kennedy and her students, Ruth Jones, Niamh Norton, Keoghan McGovern, Laura Gorman, Jessica Houldsworth, Jennifer Kiernan, Gary Gill, Emma Flanagan, Danny Ellis, Nadine McKeon, Jerry Cox, Conor Woods, Kian Brough, James Gorman, Emma O’Connor, James McGahern and Annie Hughes. I am glad that you enjoyed the extract from Touching the Void […]

Touching The Void author faces teenage Twitter mob after they object to having to study his book on mountain survival.

Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself. Included in the ebook is a link to a video interview with Joe, discussing the challenges and changes that have come to pass in the 25 years since original […]

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