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About the show
One of the most accomplished mountaineers of all time comes to Whitley bay!
“Simon is a totally engaging speaker, who both entertains and inspires.”
Simon is best known for his role in Joe Simpson’s bestseller ‘Touching The Void’ and is one of the most accomplished exploratory mountaineers of all time. This is his amazing journey from that mountain in Peru to some of the remotest on the planet.
One of the most accomplished exploratory mountaineers of all time. Simon Yates is best known for his role in the harrowing expedition to the Andes documented in Joe Simpson’s bestseller ‘Touching The Void’. Following that experience in Peru, Simon has been increasingly drawn to places where few others have trod.
This illustrated lecture features spectacular images and film of the most remote and rarely explored mountain ranges of the world from the Arctic to the Antarctic and Alaska to Central Asia - there is hardly a significant range that Simon has not visited.
Featuring
Simon Yates
Mountaineer Simon Yates is best known for being the man who cut the rope holding him to Joe Simpson, memorably documented Joe's book (and now film), Touching The Void. Simon has nearly two decades of climbing experience all over the world, and has scaled some of the world's most stunning peaks.
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on Monday 5 October 2026