The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.
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.
Directed byKevin Macdonald
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- September 5, 2003
- Revenue
- $13,885,802
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Featuring
Cast & crew
Brendan Mackey
Joe Simpson
Nicholas Aaron
Simon Yates
Ollie Ryall
Richard Hawking
Joe Simpson
Himself
Richard Hawking
Himself
Simon Yates
Himself
- Directed by
- Kevin Macdonald
- Produced by
- John Smithson
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