Touching the Void- Joe Simpson

The first half of this book about two mountain/ice climbers was way too technical for a person who knows nothing about climbing. If only I had discovered the glossary of climbing terms in the back before I started reading. The meat of the story starts after the author, Joe Simpson, breaks his leg. At one point, his partner, Simon, is forced to cut the rope Joe is hanging from. Simon is then left to finish the decent alone with the death of Joe on his conscience. The miracle of this true story is that Simpson actually survived the fall and limped, hopped and crawled his way to survival.