anyone seen this film based on the true story of two mountain climbers in the peruvian andes? it is probably the greatest testament to the human will to survive i have ever seen...

essentially its about two friends who climb a virgin face from a base camp. they make the summit, but one breaks his leg badly in multiple places (which is usually a death sentence in those conditions). but they both tried to get down together.

eventually their only option was to tie two lengths of rope together and lower the injured one over a ledge in a snowstorm, hoping it would work out. little did they know it was a vertical face, and the rope wasn't long enough.

after an hour of supporting the hanging man's weight, his friend was forced to cut the rope or be pulled over himself.

and that's just the beginning....believe me you won't believe what they go through.

after watching it i was so speechless and impacted i just sat in a daze for close to an hour. this was one of those films that changed the way i look at the world, and the human spirit.

you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cheer, you'll be amazed...see it!!

http://www.pbs.org/previews/touchingthevoid/#

there's a book as well, but the movie is probably much more interesting unless you know all the mountaineering terminology.

http://<a href="http://www.amazon.co....3-2463630</a>