Simon Yates (born 1963) aka "the man who cut the rope" is a British mountaineer best known through the book Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, and the film of the same name. Touching the Void recounts the 1985 ascent by Yates and Simpson of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, Simpson's accident on the descent, and Yates' attempt to rescue him.
Yates was born in Leicestershire, England. After obtaining a...
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Simon Yates (born 1963) aka "the man who cut the rope" is a British mountaineer best known through the book Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, and the film of the same name. Touching the Void recounts the 1985 ascent by Yates and Simpson of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, Simpson's accident on the descent, and Yates' attempt to rescue him.
Yates was born in Leicestershire, England. After obtaining a degree in biochemistry, Yates concentrated on mountaineering and did rope access work and mountain guiding. Although best known for the Siula Grande climb, that expedition was a small part of Yates' climbing and mountaineering experience. His other successful expeditions include Laila Peak and Nemeka in Pakistan and several expeditions to the Cordillera Darwin in Chile.
In July 2009 Simon Yates successfully led a group of 4 clients to the summit of Peak Lenin (7134m) for a well known adventure travel company .
Yates is the author of two...
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