Touching the Void

Wow! What a crazy and compelling story of survival that ACTUALLY happened. This book makes you understand how much fight the human mind has in the face of adversity and makes you reevaluate the everyday troubles presented to you.

"Ultimately, we all have to look after ourselves, whether on mountains or in day to day life. In my view that is not a license to be selfish, for only by taking good care of ourselves are we able to help others." - Simon Yates