Joe Simpson Biography
Joe Simpson has drawn from his experiences as one of the world's most successful and respected mountaineers to become a leading author. 'Touching the Void', the story of his amazing survival, having shattered his leg and been left for dead in a crevasse high in the Andes, has sold over a million copies worldwide.
He now brings his powerful story to the corporate sector in an amazingly inspirational presentation, focussing on Teamwork, Leadership, Personal development, Risk assessment, Management style, and Training.
His story has become a classic of mountaineering, hailed as an account of psychological, even philosophical witness of the rarest compulsion.
It is a tale of two men thrown into a nightmare of terrifying life and death choices and heartbreaking decisions. It is about agony and terror, courage and weakness. It tells of trust and friendship tested to the very limits of human endurance. It is about the triumph of the human spirit, the immense instinct to survive and the innate strength we have within us to succeed.
Following the sale of the movie rights of Touching the Void to Tom Cruise's and Sally Field's Movie Company, the rights to a 90 minute drama documentary were sold to the independent producers Darlow Smithson.
The drama documentary film Touching the Void won the 2004 Baftas Outstanding British Film of the Year beating Cold Mountain, Love Actually and Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Evening Standard Best film of the year 2004. It is now officially the most successful documentary in British cinema history.
'Touching the Void', the best-seller was translated into 14 languages, won the Boardman Tasker Prize 1988, NCR Non fiction Award 1989, Deutches Literaturpries 1990, and Premio del libro do Montagna 1993. It has sold over one and half million copies world wide, and is now available as an E-book.
He is also author of the novel The Water People and The Beckoning Silence, This Game of Ghosts, Storms of Silence, and Dark Shadows Falling. To date all his non-fiction books have been short-listed for the Boardman Tasker Prize.
Speaking Topics
- Planning
- Strategy
- Teamwork
- goal setting
- leadership
- responsibility
- decision making
- motivation
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Joe Simpson News
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15th February 2013
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Debra Searle's Ice Mums
5th February 2013
Motivational speaker and awe-inspiring sportswoman Debra Searle has announced plan to take a group of mums trekking to the South Pole.
Dee Caffari Sails In Middle East
1st February 2013
Inspirational yachtswoman Dee Caffari has taken her success to the Middle East in the impressive position of coach and skipper of the Women's Sailing Team in Oman.
Ed Stafford’s New Show for Discovery Channel
17th January 2013
Naked and Marooned with Ed Stafford will be aired in March on the Discovery Channel.
Neil Laughton Completes Scott Memorial South Pole Expedition
26th October 2012
100 years after Captain Scott arrived at the South Pole, Neil Laughton, adventurer and entrepreneur, joined the elite group who has reached the pole over land.
Ben Fogle Announces New Ocean Challenge
19th June 2012
TV adventurer Ben Fogle is taking on his most punishing challenge yet - by swimming to Cornwall across the Atlantic Ocean.
Jetman Flies Over Rio With Jetpack
7th May 2012
A man using a winged jetpack completed an 11 minute flight over the iconic skyline of Rio de Janeiro.
Dee Caffari: World Sailor of the Year Nominee
29th September 2011
Dee Caffari, motivational speaker and inspirational keynote speaker, has been nominated for the coveted ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award.
Ben Fogle Joins Prince Harry At the North Pole
30th March 2011
Adventurer and motivational speaker Ben Fogle joins Prince Harry and a group of wounded soldiers as they trek to the North Pole for charity.
James Cracknell Introduces New Captain Scott Film
27th January 2011
Inspirational Olympic sportsman James Cracknell introduces a new film about Captain Scott’s ill-fated Expedition to the Antarctic of 1910, which ended with the death of Scott and four other crew members.
Joe Simpson Reviews
Joe Simpson has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Joe Simpson for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Joe Simpson for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Joe Simpson flew in from the USA, shrugging off jet lag, he proceeded to captivate our entire sales and service teams, holding them in the palm of their hand and taking them on an emotional roller coaster ride from shock, horror to humour. We were all overawed and inspired by Joe amazing story. Needless to say we will be beating a path to the bookstore to buy Joe recently released book, The Beckoning Silence.
He was absolutely superb and took the audience on such an amazing journey of emotions. Everyone loved him! Thank you!
The evening with Joe was a tremendous success. Although he denies it, he is a very good, very natural public speaker. Everyone in the room was fully engaged. I have never seen the interest in Q&A afterwards so high at our events we could have kept him up late into the evening. I only wished we were in a smoky pub in Sheffield after a good days climbing.
Im still on site in Las Vegas, but I wanted to send you a quick message to let you know we had rave reviews from all of our clients. Joe is truly one of the nicest people I have had the pleasure to meet. We are already talking about booking him for next year.
Joe is a very gifted communicator who held our international audience of more than 200, in the palm of his hand, for one hour...I had the onerous task of trying to close the meeting after he had left the podium and confess that I was completely lost for words.I recommend Joe Simpson very highly indeed. I have heard a lot of sportsmen and motivators speak, making links between their world and the world of business and their words are instantly forgettable. Joe spoke from the heart and stole the show. Everybody was blown away and Im sure they will remember the occasion for many years to come, as will I.
Joe gave a very personal account of how he survived against all the odds, made for a very powerful presentation at our Annual Sales Conference. We were most impressed. His presentation was both inspirational and moving but laced with a good measure of appropriate humour. People were left very uplifted and inspired.
I was speechless at the end of Joe presentation the casual, informal, personal and captivating way in which he tells his remarkable story held my attention for every second. In terms of achieving my objectives by impressing the audience with the strength and ability to meet tough personal challenges and goals, Joe achieved this 100 percent. He has become a subtle role model for many of our staff in terms of handling challenges and achieving goals.
Thanks for delivering a superb account of your experience in the Andes. It had been 5/6 years since I last heard your account and even though I re-read the book, it really is quite a moving and amazing experience to hear to you live
Without any doubt, Joe Simpson delivered a powerful and motivating presentation throughout the week and was a resounding success at each of the three conventions. He added exactly the right dimension and the feedback from delegates is unanimously positive
Joe was very entertaining and a good presenter - he connected with the audience immediately
Many, many thanks for your excellent contribution to our Double Partner Development Conference. I am well aware that our audience likes to engage with motivational messages but you surpassed all expectations in this regard. Your story is remarkable enough, but is all the more incredible when told in the compelling style you bring to the performance, combined with a humility which makes it all the more outstanding.
Our conference went very well and the entrance of Joe had an amazing impact (including a standing ovation). A number of people at the end rushed to talk to him and the feedback I've had back since has been excellent.
There is no question that your talk was superbly delivered, was the highlight of the conference and that our clients walked away impressed.
Joe's presentation was excellent and was very well received by the audience of over 500 people. Based on the delegate feedback questionnaires, Joe scored the highest mark for a guest speaker from any of our many events over the last 7 years.
For further information or to book Joe Simpson, call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
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