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watersnowdirt
07-08-2004, 11:02 AM
Sorry if this is a rerun - I thought there might have been a thread on it but couldn't find it.

This movie truly tripped me out. Gave me nightmares. If you like adventure/survival stories - check it out.

Two climbers do a first ascent of a 21000 peak in the Andes and things go quite wrong. The re-enactment of it is eery (and maybe slightly cheesy), but truly intense.

crazy story.
tuffy109
07-08-2004, 11:12 AM
just watched it over the weekend. i'm never going mountain climbing.
watersnowdirt
07-08-2004, 11:15 AM
Originally posted by tuffy109
just watched it over the weekend. i'm never going mountain climbing.

Seriously - that was my thought exactly...

here's a website where you can check out a video called "The Making of Touching the Void". That alone is worth watching - amazing what they did to make this movie.

http://www.ifcfilms.com/ifcfilms?CAT0=3127&CAT1=4309&SHID=19906&VID=3704&CLR=red&BCLR=CC0000&VTYPE=5912
Mountainman
07-08-2004, 09:24 PM
It's on the to buy list. somebody said the extras were better than the movie
The Reverend Floater
07-14-2004, 08:39 AM
Read the book, This Game of Ghosts, by the same author. Awesome story teller.
AltaPowderDaze
07-17-2004, 02:51 AM
Saw it a few days ago and it does give you that sick feeling in your stomache. It's a must see if you are in the B/C a lot.
el_jefe
06-30-2005, 12:26 PM
finally saw this last night.

wow.

that is all.
Core Shot
06-30-2005, 02:03 PM
Read the book, saw the movie. They are both really good.
The book held more suspense and horror.
The movie was good because it painted a better picture of the actual location and mountain.
cj001f
06-30-2005, 02:39 PM
The knife is at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder if'n you're through that neck o the woods.