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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.

Events

• July 22nd , 1936, Toni Kurz dies while attempting to climb the Eiger

Directed by Louise Osmond

Starring Roger Schäli, Simon Anthamatten, Andreas Abegglen, Cyrille Berthod