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Touching the Void (2003)

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The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kevin Macdonald
  • Profile picture of Brendan Mackey
    Joe Simpson Brendan Mackey
  • Profile picture of Nicholas Aaron
    Simon Yates Nicholas Aaron
  • Profile picture of Ollie Ryall
    Richard Hawking Ollie Ryall

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Keywords

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  • andes mountains
  • cordillera huayhuash
  • alpinism
  • near fatal accidents
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