Touching the Void

00:00:43 We climbed 'cause it's fun.

00:04:34 or whether it was because he was more forgiving towards me

00:07:58 an amazing sense of freedom, when I get away

00:12:24 Then it started snowing, and it meant

00:15:52 And we vowed that we didn't want to go near any of the flutings again.

00:20:28 We'd hoped to go down that day

00:24:10 and the pain had gone down a little bit.

00:27:02 to think how I was going to get him down the mountain.

00:29:30 And he was lowering me on a 9mm, well 8.8mm rope. That's that thick.

00:33:08 My signal to him, to take the weight off the rope.

00:36:51 and the snow was gradually sliding away from under me.

00:41:43 The head torch beam just went down, and down, and down

00:46:14 It must have been quite late.

00:50:23 into the crevice, to see where he was.

00:54:05 You gotta make decisions, you gotta keep making decisions

00:58:15 He wasn't in the slightest bit judgemental about me or what I'd done

01:03:35 "Well, you haven't even started, mate".

01:08:58 and every now and then I had to stand up on one leg to try see the way

01:14:27 I bloody well was gonna do it.

01:19:19 It didn't snow on me, and it didn't rain. And I could see the stars.

01:24:57 Then I got convinced, that it was Simon and Richard.

01:27:57 just in a sleeping bag.

01:31:47 It took me ages to to try and work out what it meant.

01:35:03 Of course Simon exploded into action.