This World Book Night 2012 edition of Touching the Void was given to the Symphony Hall, Birmingham UK Front of House library on 15th July 2016 for the stewards there to read.

This particular true story will be of note to the stewards of Symphony Hall: Simon Yates (the one who cut the rope) has been to our sister venue (Birmingham Town Hall) on a number of occasions telling transfixed audiences this very story.