Touching the Void

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

Touching the Void — 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.

• Release date
• September 5, 2003
• Runtime
• 106 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
• Director
• Kevin Macdonald

Touching the Void — Cast

Brendan Mackey Joe Simpson Nicholas Aaron Simon Yates Ollie Ryall Richard Hawking

J

Joe Simpson Himself

R

Richard Hawking Himself

S

Simon Yates Himself