Siula Grande, two days walk from LLamac, in Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes, Peru

Siula Grande (6344 m or 20,800 ft) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, two days walk from LLamac, Peru, South America. Day 8 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. Siula Grande was the subject of the gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void." In 1985, climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous West Face of Siula Grande, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing 1988 book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival."

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Contained in galleries: 2014 Jul 6-18 PERU: Huayhuash loop trek, PERU: Cordillera Huayhuash loop 2014

Siula Grande (6344 m or 20,800 ft) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, two days walk from LLamac, Peru, South America. Day 8 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. Siula Grande was the subject of the gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void." In 1985, climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous West Face of Siula Grande, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing 1988 book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival."