Touching the Void

This remarkable novel was about a man and his struggle to survive by himself while all odds were against him. While reading this book, it made me realize that when in a situation like that, the mental portion of the battle is more challenging than the physical one. Joe Simpson spent four days constantly questioning himself, of all the outcomes and possibilities of his fate. At times he surely felt as if the glacier would take his life. However while spending hours doubting himself, he found that inner voice inside him to give him the courage to try. To try and save his own life and take over where Simon could no longer be of assistance. Once Joe had fallen into the crevasse he spent which seemed to be an eternity wondering what would happen next. If he had only started his descent down the dark and uncharted territory of the crevasse earlier, he could have possibly emerged out of the hole while Simon was still coming down the glacier. It would have saved him a lot of pain from...