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Touching the Void is a 2003 survival documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, and Ollie Ryall. The plot concerns Joe Simpson and Simon Yates ' near-fatal descent after making the first successful ascent of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, in 1985.
Mar 12, 2004 · Touching the Void: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Richard Hawking, Joe Simpson. The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
In 1985, two young climbers, Joe Simpson (Brendan Mackey) and Simon Yates (Nicholas Aaron), set out to be the first to reach the summit of the Siula Grande in the...
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Feb 6, 2004 · The movie is about Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, two Brits in their mid-20s who were determined to scale the forbidding west face of a mountain named Siula Grande, in the Peruvian Andes.
Touching the Void. Two men's thrilling and disastrous climb of the remote and treacherous Siula Grande in Peru. An incredible account of tragedy, friendship and human endurance. 1,678 IMDb 8.0 1 h 46 min 2004. X-Ray R. Documentary · Sports · Compelling · Harrowing.
Jun 14, 2012 · In the mid-80's two young climbers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates set out to conquer the summit of Siula Grande in Peru.
Synopsis. In 1985, Simon Yates and Joe Simpson attempted to be the first to successfully ascent the West Face of the 6,244 metre tall Siula Grande, located in the Peruvian Andes, taking an inexperienced Richard Hawking to stay at 'base camp'.
Jan 23, 2004 · This highly-praised documentary from Scottish director Kevin Macdonald (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND 2006, 8/10, STATE OF PLAY 2009, 6/10), spunkily tackles the most inconceivable survival story in the mountaineering history, narrated by Joe Simpson and Simon Yates in propria persona of their perilous conquest to the west face of Siula Grande in ...
In 1985, two young climbers, Joe Simpson (Brendan Mackey) and Simon Yates (Nicholas Aaron), set out to be the first to reach the summit of the Siula Grande i...
The quote which opens Joe Simpson's 1988 book Touching The Void is a perfect one for the story, describing exactly the attitudes of the key men involved. Chris Bonington 1 describes it as 'one of...
