Survival Podcast Episodes featuring Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson Pt. 2: Cutting the Rope

Survival - September 23, 2019 07:01 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
After Joe Simpson's climbing partner cut the rope they had used to lower the injured Joe down the Siula Grande mountain in Peru, Joe fell 150 into an icy crevasse. Now alone on the glacier with a broken leg, Joe must find the strength to pull himself out and traverse five miles back to basecamp; ...

Joe Simpson Pt. 1: Into the Crevasse

Survival - September 16, 2019 07:01 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
Siula Grande is a 20,814 foot behemoth that sits along the Peruvian Andes, a challenging ascent for even the most experienced climber. In 1985, Joe Simpson and his climbing partner Simon Yates made the decision to be the first people to scale its West Face. During their descent, their plans went ...