Joe Simpson (born 1960) is an Eng­lish moun­taineer, au­thor and mo­ti­va­tional speaker. Now also a theatre production in the West End, from November 2019. WALKING THE WRONG SIDE OF THE GRASS on Kindle. He is best known for his book Touch­ing The Void and the 2003 film adap­ta­tion of his book. He is famous and known for his book Touching the Void and the 2003 film adaptation of his book. His father was a British Army officer. He is best known for his book Touching the Void and the 2003 film adaptation of his book. Joe Simpson is an English mountaineer author and motivational speaker. Joe Simpson was born on 9 August 1960 in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaysia. He is an English mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. Welcome to TouchingTheVoid.com, the web site for Joe Simpson, mountaineer, author, conference speaker and the subject of the BAFTA Award winning film “ Touching the Void “.