Joe Simpson is planning to return to attempt the North Face of the
Eiger this September, we can almost, possibly, exclusively
reveal.
Simpson's previous attempt on the legendary Nordwand is the
centrepiece of his latest book The Beckoning Silence - see link to
our review at the bottom of the page. That climb was abandoned due to
a combination of poor weather and a fatal accident involving a team
climbing above Simpson and his partner Ray Delaney, which Joe
described on OUTDOORSmagic at the time (see below).
Having made the decision to give up climbing on big mountains and
devote his leisure time to paragliding and, erm, golf, Simpson
decided to tick one last big route before giving up for good ... the
Eiger.
