MOVIE · 2015

Meru

ActionAdventureDocumentary90 min

On Mount Meru in the Indian Himalayas, Conrad Anker, photographer-climber Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk take on the Shark’s Fin, a steep wall that had turned back elite climbing teams for decades. The documentary follows their 2011 push toward a new route up the mountain’s prow, where progress depends on a punishing mix of alpine, big-wall, and aid climbing. Alongside the ascent itself, the film stays with the logistics and partnership behind an expedition aimed at one of the most stubborn objectives in the Himalayas.