Touching The Void Mountain Climbing Documentary. It charts joe simpson and simon yates successful but near fatal expedition up siula grande a 6 344m peak in the peruvian andes in 1985. Joe simpson and simon yates s disastrous climb of the siula grande in the cordillera huayhuash mountain range in the peruvian andes is well known not for what happened on their ascent but for the trouble they encountered on the way back down.
Touching the void is a 2003 docudrama survival film directed by kevin macdonald and starring brendan mackey nicholas aaron and ollie ryall the plot concerns joe simpson and simon yates s disastrous and near fatal climb of siula grande in the cordillera huayhuash in the peruvian andes in 1985 it is based on simpson s 1988 book of the same name. Touching the void is a documentary film made by kevin macdonald shown at the 2003 toronto film festival. Touching the void is a gripping memoir of one man s fight for survival after a climbing accident in the peruvian andes.
Touching the void is one of the classic must watch mountaineering films.
Sherpas are the often forgotten local porters of so many. Touching the void is a documentary film made by kevin macdonald shown at the 2003 toronto film festival. It is a truly miraculous tale that is definitely worth a watch. A controversial tale of morals human perseverance and incredible circumstances okay so this one might not be the greatest selling point for climbing or mountaineering but it s an epic documentary none the less.