Simon calls his book “touching the void”. How does he present the sense of danger and his effects on the climbers?.

‘It was as if the mountains were holding there breaths, waiting for another death’

Joe Simpson shows danger in the quotation ‘ it was as if the mountains were holding their breath, waiting for another death’ as he says the mountains were holding their breath and waiting for another death which is a metaphor because it’s describing how the mountain is acting. The chapter title is called Silent Witness. This will link to the quote as the mountain is patiently waiting alone in silence for either Joe or Simon to eventually die.

‘The idea of falling into that monstrous blackness yawning below me made me grip the rope tightly’ This quote was said by Joe Simpson  when he was hanging over a cliff in the chapter silent witness. He uses the word monstrous; monstrous has many meanings but in this case he means gigantic. Monstrous is a good way of saying there’s danger as it links back to our childhood memories of what monsters we’re and as a child we thought monsters are dangerous and horrifying, in Joes case the deep crevasse that is below him.