Touching the Void (film) Touching the Void (film) Touching the Void is a 2003 docudrama survival film directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, and Ollie Ryall. The plot concerns Joe Simpson's and Simon Yates's disastrous and near-fatal climb of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. It is based on Simpson's 1988 book of the same name. Critically acclaimed, "Touching the Void" was listed in PBS's "100 'Greatest' Documentaries of All Time". "The Guardian" described it as "the most successful documentary in British cinema history". In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, both experienced mountaineers,
2003 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team 2003 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team The 2003 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mountaineers competed in NCAA Division I-AA as a member of the Southern Conference. The team celebrated its 74th season of play and were led by Jerry Moore in his 15th season as head coach. Home games were played at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina. The team finished second in the Southern Conference at a 6–2 record (7–4 overall). The team finished the season with a 26–18 victory over archrival in the Battle