The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
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| Brendan Mackey | ... | Joe Simpson | |
| Nicholas Aaron | ... | Simon Yates | |
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Richard Hawking | ... | Himself |
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Joe Simpson | ... | Himself |
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Simon Yates | ... | Himself |
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Ollie Ryall | ... | Richard Hawking |
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In the mid-80's two young climbers attempted to reach the summit of Siula Grande in Peru; a feat that had previously been attempted but never achieved. With an extra man looking after base camp, Simon and Joe set off to scale the mount in one long push over several days. The peak is reached within three days, however on the descent Joe falls and breaks his leg. Despite what it means, the two continue with Simon letting Joe out on a rope for 300 meters, then descending to join him and so on. However when Joe goes out over an overhang with no way of climbing back up, Simon makes the decision to cut the rope. Joe falls into a crevasse and Simon, assuming him dead, continues back down. Joe however survives the fall and was lucky to hit a ledge in the crevasse. This is the story of how he got back down. Written by bob the moo
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12 March 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend:
£115,332 (United Kingdom), 12 December 2003, Limited ReleaseOpening Weekend USA:
$96,973, 25 January 2004, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$4,581,222, 6 June 2004Company Credits
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Some of the long distance shots of Simon and Joe climbing the mountain are played not by the lead actors, but by body doubles, who were Simon Yates and Joe Simpson themselves. See more »Goofs
Commenting his descent deeper into the break, Joe says, "I didn't put a knot into the end of the rope. If there was nothing down there, I would fall, and it would be quick." Two minutes before (approx. at 54:30) he is throwing the end of the rope into that break, and as it falls, we see clearly that the knot is properly tied at the end. Just as safety rules prescribe. See more »Crazy Credits
During the first part of the closing credits (before the crawl), the credits are accompanied by black-and-white pictures showing the three men's journey back into civilization; the final picture is of Joe in the hospital. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The story of what happens when two British climbers try to reach the top of a previous unclimbed mountain is one of the most spellbinding films in years. A hybrid of talking heads and re-enactments this movie is one of the best films (on mountain climbing) ever made. You'll forgive me but its hard not to speak in terms like, best, greatest, ect when you talk about this film. I think its all best summed up by the term, "WOW!!!"
I can only imagine what this would be like on a big screen, where the sense of scale would be overwhelming. Not having been able to see this on a big screen I've had to make due with the DVD, which contains an extra called "What happened next..." which is what you'll want to know once the credits start to roll.
My only complaint, and its a small one, is that the pace of the second half could be a bit tighter, other wise this is simply a great great movie.
9 out of 10.