MOUNTAINEER

Joe Simpson

1960 - Today

Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a British mountaineer, author, and motivational speaker. While climbing in Peru in 1985, he suffered severe injuries and was assumed dead by his climbing companion Simon Yates after falling into a crevasse, but he survived and managed to crawl back to his base camp. He described the ordeal in his 1988 book Touching the Void, which has been adapted into a 2003 documentary film and a 2018 stage play, both of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Simpson is the 48th most popular mountaineer (down from 45th in 2024), the 56th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 49th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Joe Simpson ranks 48 out of 56. Before him are Bachendri Pal, Denis Urubko, Catherine Destivelle, Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, and Nirmal Purja. After him are Dean Potter, Alison Hargreaves, Lhakpa Sherpa, Ali Sadpara, Kami Rita, and David Lama.

Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia

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Bachendri Pal
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 42
Denis Urubko
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 43
Catherine Destivelle
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 44
Edurne Pasaban
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 45
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 46
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 47
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 48
Dean Potter
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 49
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 50
Lhakpa Sherpa
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 51
Ali Sadpara
1976 - 2021
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 52
Kami Rita
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 53
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 54

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Joe Simpson ranks 604. Before him are Valerie Bertinelli, Igor Liba, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Ahmed Shobair, Loren Legarda, and Stéphane Freiss. After him are Leroy Chiao, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, Sergey Menyaylo, Hans van Baalen, Anoushka, and Scott McCloud.

Others Born in 1960

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Valerie Bertinelli
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 598
Igor Liba
HOCKEY PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 599
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 600
Ahmed Shobair
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 601
Loren Legarda
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 602
Stéphane Freiss
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 603
Joe Simpson
MOUNTAINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 604
Leroy Chiao
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 605
Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 606
Sergey Menyaylo
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 607
Hans van Baalen
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 608
Anoushka
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 609
Scott McCloud
COMIC ARTIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 610