Touching the Void (book) Touching the Void (book) Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates' successful but disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. It has sold over a million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages. In 2013 the 25th Anniversary eBook edition of Touching the Void was published by DirectAuthors.com. It features additional photography from the expedition. Simpson and Yates reach the summit of the previously unclimbed West Face of Siula Grande. Upon descent, Simpson slipped down an ice cliff and
The Pythons (documentary) Pythons was released as an extra on the 1999 Criterion Collection DVD of "Monty Python's Life of Brian" in the US. It was later released in the UK on the 2003 Region 2 DVD of the film. The 2007 DVD/Blu-ray "Immaculate Edition" release of the film did not include the documentary. The Pythons (documentary) The Pythons is a BBC documentary about the Monty Python team which was filmed in Tunisia in 1978, during the making of "Monty Python's Life of Brian". As well as promoting their upcoming film, the documentary also serves as a tenth anniversary profile of the team,