The Beckoning Silence
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The Beckoning Silence follows, and retraces the unsuccessful attempt to scale the North Face of the Eiger lead by Toni Kurz
in 1936. The film features climber Joe Simpson
, whose book of the same name inspired the film
Toni Kurz
Toni Kurz was a German mountain climber of the early 20th century who had many first ascents with his childhood friend Andreas Hinterstoisser...
in 1936. The film features climber Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson (mountaineer)
Joe Simpson is an English mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. He is best known for his book Touching the Void and the 2003 film adaptation of his book.-Early life:...
, whose book of the same name inspired the film