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Box Office
0131 653 5245
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Brunton Theatre Trust, John Muir House, Haddington EH41 3HA
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Talks & Events
Simon Yates - Pleasure and Pain
Thu 29 Oct at 7:30pm
Corn Exchange, Haddington
Mountaineer talk in Haddington
Simon Yates of Touching the Void returns to Haddington, with his new talk, due to phenomenal demand!
Event Description
‘Touching the Void’ mountaineer Simon Yates is a veteran of over eighty expeditions to high and remote mountains around the globe. Now in his sixties, he is showing no signs of slowing down!
This is his story of the last decade, of new adventures and climbs in the far north and south, along with summits in South America, Central Asia and the Himalayas.
In 2023, Simon travelled with legendary British mountaineer Mick Fowler to attempt the unclimbed north face of Patkhor in Tajikistan. Their trip ran smoothly until the first evening on the mountain when they both contracted food poisoning from their freeze-dried food. After some debate, they continued, but this was just the beginning of a series of events that would see them run out of food, retreat below the summit in a storm, and Simon taking a bone-breaking 100m fall during the descent. After two days of lying on the glacier waiting for a helicopter, rescuers finally arrived but were unable to carry Simon down. Somehow, he would need to summon the energy for the painful three-day walk to safety.
Running time: 1h 50m
Venue & Accessibility
This event will be held at Corn Exchange, Court Street, Haddington EH41 3DS.
- The Corn Exchange has recently been refurbished and we have added a professional technical infrastructure for the stage, sound and lighting.
- You can choose your seat for this event.
- Seats are on one level, with a raised stage.
- A selection of interval refreshments are available, and the town has several restaurants and bars.
- Located on Court Street, the main road through Haddington, there is free parking at the rear of the building.
- Access into the building is level, with accessible toilets inside.
If your booking requires a wheelchair user space or you have any access requirements for your visit, please contact our box office 0131 653 5245 / boxoffice@eastlothian.gov.uk
Tickets
£21 (£20)
