Joe Simpson
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Joe Simpson has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025). Used as a survival account (Peruvian Andes, 1985) involving a guiding voice; his story is linked to his book 'Touching the Void' (mentioned but not in the entity list).
Joe Simpson is a British mountaineer, author, and motivational speaker. While climbing in Peru in 1985, he suffered severe injuries and was assumed dead by his climbing companion Simon Yates after falling into a crevasse, but he survived and managed to crawl back to his base camp. He described the ordeal in his 1988 book Touching the Void, which has been adapted into a 2003 documentary film and a 2018 stage play, both of the same name.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Role | Mountaineer and author |
Who talks about Joe Simpson on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up Joe Simpson; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark