The Beckoning Silence

Plot

In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson, whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning "Touching the Void", travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies. As a child, it was this story and that of one of the climbers in particular, that first captured Simpson's imagination and inspired him to take up mountaineering.

Cast

Andreas Abegglen

Willy Angerer

Simon Anthamatten

Andreas Hinterstoisser

Cyrille Berthod

Edi Rainier

Steven Mackintosh

Narrator

Roger Schäli

Toni Kurz

Joe Simpson

Self