Touching the Void

(2003)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 478 votes

Genres: Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama

Year: 2003

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Кевин Макдональд

Cast: Brendan Mackey, Николас Аарон, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking, Simon Yates

Plot

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

In 1985 two friends, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, set out to climb Siula Grande in Peru via the West Face, a hitherto unaccomplished feat by any climber. After a tough ascent they succeed but on the descent they run into significant problems. Soon they are both in dire danger and the chances of surviving are slim.