Joe Simpson Interviewed

There's an interview with Touching The Void author Joe Simpson on the NTL World web site that's worth a quick read.

In the short question and answer article, Simpson says he 'nearly fell off his sofa' when Jonathan Ross included the film in his picks for the Oscars, explains the appeal of the book as an 'everyman story' tackling 'the big questions of loneliness, death, pain, friendship, betrayal, trust.'

He also explains the title of the book, talks about the making of the film and Simon Yate's personality clash with director Kevin Mcdonald and finally reveals that he and his climbing partner are still trying for the Eiger Nordwand: 'I can see us at 73 staggering up to the foot of the Eiger on Zimmer frames.'

Read the full interview here. Thanks to OMer Ben Hammond for spotting the interview in the first place.