29th February 2008 Presentation by Simon Yates
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:53 pm
Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre TS24 8AH
‘The Uttermost Part of the Earth’
An Illustrated Presentation by Simon Yates
Simon is best known as a result of his expedition with Joe Simpson, after their first ascent of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes described in Joe's award winning book 'Touching The Void'. Over the last twenty years Simon has climbed extensively around the world, and has made a number of first ascents in the Himalayas and Andes. In February 2001 Simon joined the yacht Ada II in the southern most city in the world – Ushuaia in Argentinean Tierra del Fuego. In the company of the Alpinist Andy Parkin, Elaine Bull and Jane Yates they set sail into the Beagle Channel.
In this lecture Simon follows the fortunes of the good ship Ada II and her crew as they battle westwards before finally anchoring in the beautiful fiord Bahia Yendegaia. Despite a few setbacks Andy and Simon went on to make a fine first ascent of a mountain they called Monte Ada in the Cordillera Darwin range of mountains – arguably the most remote chain of mountains outside of the Polar Regions. This is a rare chance to see images from this seldom visited mountain region. Running time: 2 hrs, inc. interval Box Office (01429) 890000 Tickets £9/ £8 concs
‘The Uttermost Part of the Earth’
An Illustrated Presentation by Simon Yates
Simon is best known as a result of his expedition with Joe Simpson, after their first ascent of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes described in Joe's award winning book 'Touching The Void'. Over the last twenty years Simon has climbed extensively around the world, and has made a number of first ascents in the Himalayas and Andes. In February 2001 Simon joined the yacht Ada II in the southern most city in the world – Ushuaia in Argentinean Tierra del Fuego. In the company of the Alpinist Andy Parkin, Elaine Bull and Jane Yates they set sail into the Beagle Channel.
In this lecture Simon follows the fortunes of the good ship Ada II and her crew as they battle westwards before finally anchoring in the beautiful fiord Bahia Yendegaia. Despite a few setbacks Andy and Simon went on to make a fine first ascent of a mountain they called Monte Ada in the Cordillera Darwin range of mountains – arguably the most remote chain of mountains outside of the Polar Regions. This is a rare chance to see images from this seldom visited mountain region. Running time: 2 hrs, inc. interval Box Office (01429) 890000 Tickets £9/ £8 concs