We saw Touching the Void last night. I knew the story going into it and still thought the movie was powerful. Probably not the kind of movie for everyone due to the topic (mountaineering), I felt like they didn't really do much to make the audience feel like mountaineering was something important. When we left, my wife and I both kept wondering, "why the hell would anyone have gotten themselves psyched to try what they tried?"

It's hard to relate to their struggle. Most people would never have made the choices these guys made, and thus most people would never have landed themselves into their particular predicament. Anyway, this is one more story for me to remember if I ever lose my mind and consider taking a turn as a mountaineer.