Touching the Void (book) Touching the Void (book) Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates' successful but disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. It has sold over a million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages. In 2013 the 25th Anniversary eBook edition of Touching the Void was published by DirectAuthors.com. It features additional photography from the expedition. Simpson and Yates reach the summit of the previously unclimbed West Face of Siula Grande. Upon descent, Simpson slipped down an ice cliff and
Destroyer of the Void that they might become commercially available as bonus tracks on a future record, saying, "Those two tracks I really should have put on "DOV"." All songs written by Eric Earley. Destroyer of the Void Destroyer of the Void is the fifth studio album by Blitzen Trapper released on June 8, 2010 on Sub Pop Records. Following their commercial breakthrough, "Furr", "Destroyer" was a hit in its own right. "Destroyer of the Void" put Blitzen Trapper in the top 100 of "Billboard"'s Top 200 chart for the first time - peaking at #88 - while the album had even more success