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During their harrowing experience on Siula Grande, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates became separated during a descent. Simpson fell into a crevasse, breaking his leg, and Yates was forced to make the difficult decision to cut the rope connecting them in order to save his own life. Simpson miraculously survived by crawling back to base camp, while Yates believed him to be dead.

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