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Simon Yates - Pleasure & Pain


‘Touching the Void’ mountaineer, Simon Yates, is a veteran of over eighty expeditions to high/remote mountains around the globe and shows no signs of slowing down. This is his story of the last decade, of new adventures and climbs in the far north and south, along with summits in South America, Central Asia and the Himalaya.

In 2023, Simon travelled with legendary British mountaineer Mick Fowler to attempt the un-climbed north face of Patkhor in Tajikistan, but contracted food poisoning from their freeze-dried food on just the second day. After some debate, they continued, but this was just the beginning of a series of events that would see them run out of food, retreat below the summit in a storm and Simon taking a bone-breaking 100m fall during the descent. After two days of lying on the glacier waiting for a helicopter, rescuers finally arrived but were unable to carry Simon down. Somehow, he would need to summon the energy for the painful three day walk to safety.

A survival classic, with the added twists of a fast-paced thriller.


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2025 UK Tour

Wed 1 October
CHELTENHAM
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01242 528764

Thurs 2 October
PONTARDAWE
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01792 863722

Sat 4 October
EXETER
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01392 726363

Mon 6 October
BRISTOL
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Tues 7 October
LEATHERHEAD
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Wed 8 October
LEAMINGTON SPA
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Thurs 9 October
CHRISTCHURCH
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Fri 10 October
LETCHWORTH
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Sat 11 October
ABINGDON
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Sun 12 October
LOUGHBOROUGH
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Mon 13 October
SALE
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0161 912 5616

Tues 14 October
BUXTON
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Wed 15 October
SHREWSBURY
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Thurs 16 October
NOTTINGHAM
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Sun 19 October
MIDDLESBROUGH
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Mon 20 October
PAISLEY
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Tues 21 October
ABERDEEN
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Thurs 23 October
PEEBLES
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Fri 24 October
PENRITH
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Sat 25 October
CAERNARFON
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01268 685222

Tues 28 October
LEEDS
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