Monday 22 October 2007
9:00pm

Channel 4’s Edge of Endurance season – three powerful films about people pushed to the edge of their endurance in extreme circumstances – sees climber Joe Simpson travel to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering’s most epic tragedies. As a child he was inspired by the story of Toni Kurz, a brilliant young climber who, in 1936, died on the Eiger in the most horrific circumstances. In this gripping, action-packed adventure film with a difference, Simpson finally confronts his demons on the Eiger and rediscovers the thrill of the climb that makes him feel so alive. From the makers of Touching the Void .