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- Synopsis
- The documentary reconstructing the story of British mountain climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates as they climb to the summit of the hitherto unclimbed Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. On the descent, Simpson falls and breaks his leg and Yates attempts to lower him down by a support rope. When the weight becomes too much, Yates if forced to cut the rope and Simpson falls100 ft down the side of the mountain.
DVD extras: Return to Siula Grande; Making-of featurette; ‘What happened next?' featurette. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2004
- Year of production
- 2003
- Documentation
- Based on the book by Joe Simpson
- Subjects
- Psychology; Sports science
- Keywords
- decision-making; mountaineering
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 101 minutes
- Year
- 2004
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £12.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 101 minutes
- Year
- 2004
Distributor
Available from retail outlets
- Name
Video Collection International Ltd
- Web
- http://www.vci.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7612 3000
- Fax
- 020 7612 3003
- Address
- 2 Entertain Ltd
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL
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