Touching the Void

BAFTA-winning feature docudrama based on the international best seller, Touching The Void, by Joe Simpson, recounts the harrowing true story of two young climbers Joe Simpson (Brendan Mackey) and Simon Yates (Nicholas Aaron). In 1985, the brave pair embarked on a perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. This is the story of a mountaineering expedition gone horribly wrong, told by those who survived it.

Format:
Series
Duration:
106 minutes
Genre:
Drama
Executive producers:
John Smithson
Writers:
Joe Simpson
Director:
Kevin Macdonald