Meru

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Call Number: DVD 796.522 Me
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Special features: Audio commentary with directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi; audio commentary with Conrad Anker; more from Mount Meru; Sundance interview with filmmakers hosted by Ondi Timoner; Jimmy Chin at the Chicago premiere; full frame Q&A with filmmakers; theatrical trailer.
Featuring, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk, Jon Krakauer, Jenni Lowe-Anker, Amee Hinkley, Grace Chin, Jeremy Jones.
Three renowned climbers navigate nature's harshest elements and their own complicated inner demons to ascend Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas.
DVD; widescreen (16x9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Meru submitted by yenkong on July 2, 2017, 11:57am One of the best documentaries I have ever seen.

Conquering the Shark's Fin submitted by Meginator on July 3, 2017, 9:03pm This is a very interesting documentary about a trio of climbers who attempted to summit the Shark's Fin route on Himalayan mountain Meru in 2008 and 2011. The footage is primarily a mixture of interviews and firsthand footage from the climbs, with Jon Krakauer's interviews acting as a narrator of sorts. I appreciated the decision to let the climbers mostly speak for themselvea; it suits the subject matter well and the resulting intimacy makes up for the moments when the narrative is slightly unclear. The score, too, is very nice and accompanies some beautiful sweeping footage of the mountain. This film offers an alternative glimpse into the world of Alpine climbing than you get from films about better-known peaks and I now have a greater appreciation of the sport. This is well done.