Touching the Void
Who is Simon Yates from Touching the Void and what is their importance?
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Simon joins Joe Simpson on the climb. We do not know how they came to climb together. Simon mentions that he considers making up some story about Joe's death upon his return to camp, partly because he cannot stand the thought of facing Joe's parents with the truth.