Touching The Void
Synopsis
Touching The Void is based on the international best seller by renowned climber Joe Simpson, which describes one of the most extraordinary true stories of survival and adventure of our time. The book recounts a climb Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, undertook in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. The two young and ambitious mountaineers set off to scale the hitherto unclimbed west face of Siula Grande, a remote and treacherous 21,000ft peak.
Starting the descent through a blizzard, Simpson fell, shattering his leg. An heroic battle for survival unfolded in which both men were faced with life or death decisions which test the human spirit to its limit. Simpson and Yates returned to Siula Grande together for the first time to retell their story for the camera.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 106 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Kevin Macdonald
- Producer
- Charles Furneaux
- Editor
- Justine Wright
- Screenwriter
- Joe Simpson
- Director of Photography
- Mike Eley
- Sound
- Joakim Sundstrom
- Music
- Alex Heffes
- Principal Cast
- Joe Simpson, Simon Yates
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 7th September 2006
