Touching the Void is the story of Joe Simpson's epic climb on Siula Grande with Simon Yates. They summited the 20,000+ foot mountain in the Andes, but Joe fell

Touching the Void is the story of Joe Simpson's epic climb on Siula Grande with Simon Yates. They summited the 20,000+ foot mountain in the Andes, but Joe fell just below the summit and broke his leg. Simon could have climbed down alone to "get help", but he chose to try and get his partner down. I won't give away any more; Joe survived in one of the most epic survival stories ever. The movie is based on a book, and it's really well done. This story makes me stronger in the mountains, because every time I start to complain about how hard or miserable something is, I realize things could be much, much worse. If I ever do have an epic of my own, I'm pretty sure I'll handle it better for being aware of Joe's story.