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Touching the Void 26-Jan-2004 At 10:23:45 PM MikeR

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In his lecture, Simon was reflecting on how hard it was to get work between expeditions and so ended up window washing sky rises. He said that most of the guys doing the work were ex-cons and didn't stop giving him gip about his reputation. They knick-named hime "The Slasher". He soon put it to rest when the worst of his colleagues was hanging off a rope he appeared over the roof with a knife between his teeth.

The rest of the lecture was very entertaining - with stories of climbing in the alps when Joe passed out or something Simon pulled out a bag of sweets and started munching on them until he came to. They were passed by French climbers who refused to rescue the 'lazy English' so they just had to make it to the top.

I've been scouring the internet to see if this film is going to be shown in Australia but haven't seen any listings yet. If anyone knows of it being shown anywhere around Melbourne can they please leave a posting here.

Cheers,

Mike