乔·辛普森与西蒙·耶茨是一对登山好搭档，他们一起挑战了无数高峰，这一次是秘鲁安第斯山峰。在成功登顶后，下撤的途中，乔发生意外，跌下陡坡，摔断了右腿。西蒙用绳索紧紧拉住他，在暴风雪中下撤。然而在途中，乔再次不幸落入冰洞，两人难以沟通，紧靠一根绳索把彼此连在一起。他们随时都有坠崖身亡的可能，僵硬的两个人也没有足够的食物和水源渡过难关。西蒙手里的刀在绳索上迟迟不决，而他的眼泪已经难以抑制的流了下来。在绳索的另一端，乔又有怎样的期盼，他能绝境逢生么？

Based on the bestselling book of the same name, The Beckoning Silence follows mountain climber Joe Simpson as he takes on one of toughest challenges of his career. Fresh from his horrific ordeal in the Peruvian Andes--as recounted in the Oscar-winning documentary "Touching The Void"--Simpson attempts to ascend the treacherous North Face of the Eiger, a mountain that has claimed the lives of more than 60 people. Faced with growing anxiety and doubt, Simpson pushes onward and upward in his unyielding quest to traverse some of the world's most inhospitable terrain. The Beckoning Silence is a powerful testament to the endurance of the human spirit in extreme conditions.