Touching the Void (2003)
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Two British climbers attempt the unclimbed west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985, and the descent turns into a fight to get one of them back to base camp alive.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Base camp below Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru≈ 00:04:00Stated on screen
Joe and Simon set up camp by the lakes below the mountain, leaving Richard to mind it.
- 2West face ascent≈ 00:12:00Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, PeruStated on screen
The pair climb the steep ice of the west face over several days.
- 3Summit≈ 00:30:00Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, PeruStated on screen
They reach the summit in worsening weather and start down the north ridge.
- 4North ridge, Joe breaks his leg≈ 00:34:00Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, PeruStated on screen
Joe falls and shatters his leg, and Simon begins lowering him down the mountain on the rope.
- 5Cutting the rope≈ 00:50:00Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, PeruStated on screen
- 6Simon returns alone≈ 01:02:00Base camp below Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, PeruStated on screen
- 6Glacier and moraine crawl≈ 01:02:00Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, PeruStated on screen
- 7Back at camp≈ 01:35:00Base camp below Siula Grande, Cordillera Huayhuash, PeruStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 7.9 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 8
- On foot: 7.9 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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