The Beckoning Silence
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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.
- Genre: Documentary, Action, Drama
- Release Date: 2007-10-22
- Runtime: 73 min
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: German, English
- Status: Released
- IMDb Rating: 7.5
