Siula Grande east face, Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru.

Trek to see Siula Grande (east face, 20,800 feet or 6344 meters elevation) and other spectacular peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. 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 Siula Grande, one of the last unconquered mountains in the Andes, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. This photo shows the northeast face, but they climbed Siula Grande from a valley on the other side (the west face) and descended along the north ridge, on the upper right. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival."

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Trek to see Siula Grande (east face, 20,800 feet or 6344 meters elevation) and other spectacular peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. 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 Siula Grande, one of the last unconquered mountains in the Andes, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. This photo shows the northeast face, but they climbed Siula Grande from a valley on the other side (the west face) and descended along the north ridge, on the upper right. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival."