Touching The Void - (1 of 11)

[Sonicisbadazz]

Jesus, am I the only one that feels weak in the knees when I see the shots of the spiked shoes climbing up an utterly vertical face hundreds of feet above the ground? You must have to be completely unafraid of heights to handle this kind of climbing, especially since the vertical aspects are almost the ENTIRE climb!

Yeah, I could NEVER do what these guys do.

[JazzKeyboardist1]

until they grow up,for many people, if death had not been involved,,most of us wouldn't be involved, is the motto,,,,, as long as rescuers,are not at risk ,,,,go for it,,,ps you can get similiar thrills from russian roulette,lol

[Politicalsentrymom]

I understand the desire to see what no one has, but still, mountain climbing like this where your life is at risk is just that...a risk...one I could not ever imagine doing...I have a gross fear of heights in my older years....beautifully shot...wonder how they managed to do this while climbing.

[sampleforyou]

I start mountaineering this year, it will be a lot of fun

[sampleforyou]

so are they stil good friends now?

[OttoLund]

Thanks

abeldanger(dot)net

[danty362]

@PeterRoeder31 it's a good movie, but 127 Hours was also really good

[lavernlarsen48]

I want this video on my ROKR W5 phone.

[xxLickulMsMuzicxx]

richard looks like a gay paedo for some reason -_-

[rvwijk12]

hey thomas also at this movie im also going to start today

@homie0187

in class t2c tto second year vwo on the kandinsky college ;)

[korriemorrie1]

i have to write an article about this movie for school

[homie0187]

@korriemorrie1 for what class?

[korriemorrie1]

@homie0187 well, i live in holland and i go to a tto school, that means i get subjects like geography and history and many more in english instead of dutch , just to improve my english, and a have an extra subject called ''english 2'' and than we always have to do this kind of stuff

[kirbymelton23]

This video went viral on Tanzania

[adsahar]

Since I discovered this film I watched it quite a lot of times... the atmosphere is just so much "fun" when you watch it. You really "feel" like they "feel". The funny thing is, it took me time to realize that they attempted this when I was just born. :o

[zthomasack]

Option 1) Simon Yates doesn't cut the rope and they'll likely both die.

Option 2) Simon Yates cuts the rope; He is likely to survive but Joe Simpson s likely to die,

It's obvious that one should cut the rope in this sort of situation. In mountaineering, this would be the correct thing to do.

[otavioandradas]

@zthomasack yes, he had to cut the rope. But there was a chance his friend could still be alive after the fall. Simon Yates decided to leave instead of checking his friend. In my opinion that as a terrible mistake.

[zthomasack]

@otavioandradas The way I look at it, Simon could have done nothing to help Joe even after seeing the body-print on top of the snow cap of the crevasse. There is simply no way that Simon could have -- even with Richard's help -- pulled Joe up from the crevasse, ensuring his safety. Simon and Joe both address this in the epilouge of the book Touching the Void. Ironically, if Simon had called out to Joe, Joe probably would have continued sitting there, ensuring his death.

[otavioandradas]

@zthomasack I saw this film long ago and I don't remember all the explaining, but I wonder why Simon didn't look for help as soon as he got back to the tent. He assumed his friend was dead without any physical evidence.

[zthomasack]

@otavioandradas I recall that Simon thought it was useless; he just assumed Joe was dead because of the treacherous drop made worse by the fact that in normal circumstances the drop would not end just below the snowcap but rather hundreds of feet futher below. Unfortunately, not all individuals rely on phyisical evidence for their beliefs in events, unlike you and I ;-) I feel that if Simon had called out to Joe though, he would have laid back, confident, until his eventual death

[missfatimazahid]

we have to create a argument about this movie in english... should he cut the rope or not.. ideas and why?

[PeterRoeder31]

It´s a brilliant movie unlike 127 hours which is not good. This is really psychology. Joe Simpson is very honest and a great story-teller.

[jav1er46235]

2 ppl tried and failed

[Abshiro61]

we read this guys story in english to help us with personal writing we watched a bit of the film and when that guys leg cracks omg it made me shiver

[drchen054]

I touched the void once. It touched me back and it was awkward.

[gala232]

Also read the book; I've watched many documentations, this one among the best if not the top.

I also recommend the Eiger drama, commented by Joe Simpson!

[Classicjarheads]

Cracked sent me here, after reading and watching of these people I have determined what I am to do. Build my own impossible mountain.

[Dragonfree97]

@Classicjarheads Minecraft?

[wraithRaptor]

Best mountaineering film I have ever seen, for the reason that it's a real life event. Amazing willpower, determination and strength.

[Silvergordikuki]

From what year is this film?

[elboydo]

BROWN GIRL IN THE RING!

[t3hUBER]

Cracked?

[BleedingOne1]

@t3hUBER

Cracked

[sgtSqeegee119]

@t3hUBER Cracked.

[BronSoloSV]

@t3hUBER Cracked.

[schlegh1]

Eiger not Roger

[schlegh1]

Is the Roger bigger or smaller than this

[neilus]

great documentary, the book is complete arse imho...i seem to be the only living soul who can differentiate between a great story and a great writer, which Simpson is not

[freezzertime]

Absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing this.

[MrQ123abc]

The book is really good.

[Anna45Nana]

M,M,M...MMM

KISS FROM SLOVENIJA

[Moelleuxgirl]

i know this movie because of my outside reading. this story is amazing.

[TheScottgb]

This looked just like the eider just a bit smaller

[podfunk]

Yes this is one amazing film. Starts slowly and builds to a utterly gripping level that is as much about psychological as physical survival. Lingers in the memory like a Boney M track!

[MakeupUniversity]

Beautiful-thanks for sharing! Proves, we can do anything!

[EllenIsAusome]

i have to read this in english ._.

[lemonsnlimes333]

@EllenIsAusome you get to read this in english

[EllenIsAusome]

@lemonsnlimes333 yes, its a gcse book, its boring as shit the book, but the film is good

[LicensetoIL]

What a load of bullshit climbing is the most retarded thing ever i hope all climbers die.

[zsaricata]

@LicensetoIL I hope you learn that every life is precious, and that climbers are people just like you, i don´t think i´m a retarded for loving rock climbing nor mountains, it´s just a life experience that it´s worthed, and i hope people like you could understand the conexions with yourself, with nature and with other HUMAN BEINGS beneath climbing

[LicensetoIL]

@zsaricata Chill man, was only saying it to annoy my mate ;)

[Halenline]

The mountains in the Rockies look inviting to climb... This one does not. Scary.

[Teppo459]

Let's see if it starts ringing in your head as well. Although this might not have been the very song that rang in Joe's head, maybe he didn't remember exactly or there were many or some other in actuality.

[Teppo459]

Those that have watched the movie, copy and paste the following to youtube search and listen Joe's favorite song. " Boney M. - Brown Girl In The Ring " - Pun intended but disrespect NOT. Brave man.

[howardb42006]

Alpinist's are the toughest individuals in the World...

[Salteen89]

I don't understand how anyone can have anything bad to say about this. It's always been my favourite film, and it's an unbelievable story.

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[yardymode]

Just watched the whole thing. I take back a little bit of what I said...

[yardymode]

Great documentary, although Joe Simpson strikes me as a self-important, conceited fuck-bag

[macgeek2004]

@1138thz

That's also on YouTube. "The Beckoning Silence."

[allensfilms93]

Thanks for uploading this, I just cant get enough of this film. Truly amazing. Probably the only interesting cinema documentary

[jhyacinth]

Probably the most frightening book I've ever read. Two people in the most desperate of situations make decisions that to me seem almost unthinkable. I have enough climbing experience to grasp what they faced and I don't think I'd have the guts to take the steps they did. A truly amazing story and told so well that it scared me silly.

[murleman]

Why do they act like this is the biggest mountain when in fact the most extreme mountain in the face of our planet is the mountain Chomolungma

[HHSFHarry]

@murleman Everest or "Chomolungma " may be the *biggest* but it is not the hardest or the most dangerous. Everest has a lower fatality rate than Siula Grande. The most dangerous (read: highest fatality rate) is Annapurna.

[Theia787]

i want to be a mountain climber and this is the style that i would like to do it in..one quick trip where you give it all you have

[vohshkab]

I heard Tom Cruise wanted to make this movie - can you imagine what a loss it would have been if they had accepted his offer - yikes

[MrBazzabee]

@vohshkab......Tom.......Who ??

[KanaCanaful]

Thank you for your time to upload this! Your awesome!

Joe oddly reminds me of Wayne Rooney.

[WOGZILLAA]

@NotTolmplay yeah mate you should watch " I shouldn't be alive" heaps if episodes

[NotToImply]

Does anybody know of any other similar survival stories? I just watched 127 Hours, the documentary about Aron Ralston and now this and I want to see some more

[dageezerboi]

@NotToImply try Buried. basically a guy is buried alive with a few items like a mobile phone and a lighter and the whole film is set inside the coffin. reminded me more of phonebooth rather than 127 or Touching the Void but it is pretty good.

[actionjackson2481]

Simon looks a bit like John Lithgow.

[smegweevil]

Astounding. Packing everything with them too. With the pack on your back, the weight pulls you back off the face, making it even more difficult.

[mattsnow81]

Thanks for posting this, I am sure it's gonna be great, if it is as good as the other Joe Simpson movie, the Beckoning Silence. That one was just amazing, did you see it?

[ParliamentSpeakers]

You can follow Joe Simpson on Twitter (TouchingTheVoid) and see him talking about his experiences on noordinaryjoeDOTcom.

[hawaiifruit123]

It's amazing story of a two really brave climbers... Thanks for posting!

[AAABeatbox]

I have to write an assignment about this movie for my Motivational Psych class. I... am not dissapointed to do so at all! Great movie! The amazing things that happen to all of us...

[KateLouisexx]

we have been watching this in my English class at school and i watched it all i i think this programme is full of real life, BRAVE hero's :) <3

[logmduke]

If a video like this got 30 million views, I have a feeling the world would be a better place. Amazing story of human endurance. Truly inspiring.

[Joeey]

this is just way too scary

[whatageeza]

Is it me or does Simon remind anyone else of Wallace from Wallace and Gromit?

Nice quality by the way, makes a change. Cheers for the upload.

[IntenseJonasFan]

I just finished this Anthology in my English class. It was quite fun, I loved it. :)

[petercardosa]

just watched your fascinating movie. very good quality and sound. thanks

[SquatQ]

... Jeden z najpiękniejszych filmów o silne, odwadze i niezwykle trudnych wyborach. Dech zapierające widoki ośnieżonych szczytów, oraz zdumiewające i pełne napięcia sceny z wyprawy dwójki przyjaciół w wysokie góry... Wracam do tego filmu od blisko pięciu lat... odkrywając na nowo piękno gór, siłę, upór w dążeniu do zamierzonego celu... polecam

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[SchmidtP89]

i just finished the whole thing, and i am amazed, and lost of words. i cant possibly praise the film enough, so i'm just gonna say its one of the few movies i consider buying on disc, even after i've seen it on youtube. thanks again for uploading, will definitely recommend it to my friends. actually i cant wait to see the behind the scenes feature, if they put such a thing on the dvd.

[brkdaice]

Yeah it is quite an amazing film, definitely a must own. I have it on DVD myself. There is behind the scenes footage on the DVD, so your in luck.

Glad you enjoyed it.

[mindsmirror]

@brkdaice This story is simply amazing. One of the best I've ever seen, if not THE best. I can't recommend this film enough, it's an incredible story of endurance and the sheer will to live.

[lillypad3320]

@SchmidtP89 I agree. I'm going to buy this on dvd also.

[1138thz]

@SchmidtP89

I bought the DVD awhile back but I still made a play list out of this. I consider it important to support any of the folks that have a real story to tell and tell that story so well by buying the book or DVD. Simpson has made a film about the Eiger haven't seen it yet..any info?

[mrschnarp]

to so you know, joe in the film is joe simpson

[PeterRoeder31]

@SchmidtP89 I agree. It´s excellent.

[SchmidtP89]

just saw the end of this part, and now i have to watch the 2nd part right away! :)

[SchmidtP89]

this is interesting. will watch the whole thing tomorrow when i have time. thanks ^^

[mbtemlett]

great It kept me gripped from part 1 to 11.

amazing story!

[salvageteam]

Great stuff! I watched all of it, and it gets even more gripping as it goes on. In retrospect, I wish I had rented the DVD to watch it on big screen. Thanks for posting it.

[brkdaice]

Yes, definitely get's more intense as the story unfolds. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.