Touching the Void...a must see

[Squidders]

brown girl in the ring tra la la la la.... :yikes:

 

[Kim]

Blimey I am flagging, I was sat here thinking...what's he going on about? Brown girl in the ring.....

OH YEAH.

Still can't get over your avator, it's genius.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

tra, la, la, la, la, la, ):

:rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao:

you just reminded me! :biggthump

 

[Kim]

ALL TOGETHER NOW...

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

PLUM,PLUM!
:rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao:

 

[Squidders]

:super: :clap:

 

[Leon]

sorry to upset you guy's
but it's being shown on "Film Four" not "channel four"

so digital viewers only i'm afraid!

good film though i have seen it,
be aware it is like a documentary which is a little offputting! :shock:

From Channel 4 website:
Watch the world television premiere of Touching The Void on FilmFour Weekly from 25-31 Oct at 10pm and Channel 4 on 4 Nov at 9pm

 

[Leon]

There has been much debate within the climbing fraternity about this, and Simon for a long time was treat like a pariah. In my humble opinion what he did was excactly correct,he was left alone,holding onto what could have been a dead body,the mountain slipping away from him and no other option but to cut the rope.No one can judge him,he was there ,they weren't and in the end his actions subsequently saved both lives.

Geoff

I whole-heartedly agree with your sentiments. I was shocked to hear how Simon was treated.
However, not being a technical climber myself, I'm curious to know what other options the critics thought Simon had. Personally, I haven't been able to think of any.
Whilst I know this isn't the main thrust of the film, it is a key point and I just wondered whether or not the book/DVD addresses these issues in more depth.
The movie mentions that Simon was heavily criticsed but doesn't explain why.

 

[ScottC]

And then there's the whole Reinholt Messner affair.

 

[Kim]

channel Four

November 4th

9.00pm

 

[ScottC]

Joe Simpson isn't very popular in the climbing world at the moment, he broke the code and condemned a fellow climber to make money.

 

[Stew]

Joe Simpson isn't very popular in the climbing world at the moment, he broke the code and condemned a fellow climber to make money.

Who was doing the condeming? Not Joe.

 

[JakeR]

My friend lent me the book. And you can only guess what i went and did :roll:

 

[Kim]

1) lost it
2) used it as tinder just to see how well it would work
3) sold it on e-bay for an inflated price the profit from which you bought yourself another knife

????

 

[JakeR]

Lost it

 

[Kim]

TOUCHING THE VOID CHANNEL 4 9.00PM TONIGHT

 

[Gary]

Doh I was just gonna say that!!

Channel 4 tonight!! :super:

 

[tomtom]

My friend lent me the book. And you can only guess what i went and did :roll:

1) lost it
2) used it as tinder just to see how well it would work
3) sold it on e-bay for an inflated price the profit from which you bought yourself another knife

????

come on Kim, this is Jake Rollnick we are talking about here there is only really ONE option as to what he did with it...

Lost it

see :rolmao:

 

[CLEM]

I watched it last night and i agree it was a damn good film,thanks for the recomendation gentlemen. :biggthump

 

[mercury]

Damn , watched a few seconds of it whilst channel hopping , thought it was a documentry about making the film

Was that it then ? :roll: