Touching The Void (DVD)

In 1985 two young British lads, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, went to on a mountaineering trip to Peru, and attempted an ascent of the 21,000 foot high Sula Grande. No one had ever managed the route that they took, but they were young and fit, well-used to mountaineering, and full of enthusiasm and confidence. This movie is a dramatisation of the events of their trip, taken from Simpson’s best selling book, also called “Touching the Void”. Kevin Macdonald directs. His background is mainly making documentaries, one of which he won an Oscar for – 2000’s ...  Read the complete review

This is an amazng documentary film about a true story that features two British climbers both in their twenties but with lots of experience and it is a harrowing story that is brilliantly told both using the two climbers in person and actors playing them as well. The scene where they return to the mountain is very touching and you canot help but admire their bravery. Cast List Brendan Mackey ... Joe Simpson Nicholas Aaron ... Simon Yates Richard Hawking ... Himself Joe Simpson ... Himself Simon Yates ... Himself Ollie Ryall ... Richard Hawking The two climbers had managed to climb the Siula Grande in ...  Read the complete review

The Plot ======= Based on Joe Simpson’s book (also called “Touching the Void”), this docu-drama film brings to life the near death experience of two climbers in Peru in 1985. Two twenty-something British climbers (Joe Simpson and Simon Yates) who had previously only climbed in the Alps, set out to conquer the 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes by a route which nobody had ever successfully completed. Although in three days they succeeded in reaching the summit through gruelling conditions, disaster struck on the descent. An apparent underestimation of the difficulty of the climb meant they had already run out of food and water and were well behind ...  Read the complete review

In 1985 two climbing friends, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates journeyed to Peru to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. In bad weather the worst happens and the lives of the two climbers hands in the balance. A decision by Yates which has since been debated in the climbing community, left Simpson in a dire situation. The film follows Simpson's immense trek and struggle for survival. In a tense documentary style it is engaging, thrilling and extremely heart wrenching, with a few comic moments thrown in for good measure. It stays true to the book and is narrated by the climbers themselves which ensures accuracy and increases the viewer''s engagement with the film. ...  Read the complete review