Sitting 21,000 feet above the sacred ganges river in northern india, the mountains. For 3 climbers, summiting meru was an irresistible challenge meru is a 21,000foot mountain in northern india. Meru follows an expedition up sharks fin peak in the himalayas. I n 2008, conrad anker and jimmy chin, two of the worlds strongest climbers, partnered up with relative newcomer renan ozturk to tackle the sharks fin on meru, a 21,000foot knife edge. Throughout, you can sense meru looming and taunting the trio into one last go, its sharks fin beckoning at them like gods. New movie releases including trailers, clips, tv spots and other extra. Several wouldbe ascents of the shark s fin resulted in new routes on meru central. The last one climbed was meru central, also known as the shark s fin, in 2001 by the russian valery babanov, that climbed the last part of the route solo. Meru peak is a mountain that lies in the garhwal himalayas, in the state of uttarakhand in india.
It lies between thalay sagar and shivling, and has some highly challenging routes. The name meru likely originated from primitive tamil word for spine, referencing the shape of the mountain. The shark s fin is the central pillar in the formation and the part of the mountain most obviously shaped like a shark s fin. Jimmy chin leading an ice pitch during the 2008 meru attempt. In the highstakes pursuit of bigwall climbing, the sharks fin on mount meru may be the ultimate prize. The movie of their meru expedition was released on august 14, 2015. The first ascent of the sharks fin route on meru peak is a story of setbacks, perseverance, and adapting to a particularly challenging carry environment. Himalayas hardest climb the sharks fin on meru central. Meru, a 2015 documentary film about climbing the sharks fin route. Sitting 21,000 feet above the sacred ganges river in northern india, the mountains perversely stacked obstacles make it both a nightmare and an irresistible calling for some of the.
For this amazing exploit won the piolet dor the following year. Conquering meru, the anti everest jimmy chins documentary on scaling the sharks fin may be the best climbing movie of the yearonly its not really about the climb. Renowned alpinists conrad anker, jimmy chin and renan ozturk attempt the impossible climb. Because ultimately, as these men show, embracing risk and failure is critical to success. Opinion climbing the sharks fin the new york times. Sitting 21,000 feet above the sacred ganges river in northern india, the mountains perversely stacked obstacles make it both a nightmare and an irresistible calling for some of the worlds. Day 2 of the 2011 meru expedition, renan ozturk leads pitch of the sharks fin route. As you near the top, you have to manage 4,000 feet of really gnarly climbing, krakauer says, before you get to that.
Meru is the story of that journey, an expedition through natures harshest. Meru trailer 1 2015 documentary movie hd official trailer. Meru is the story of that journey, an expedition through natures. This short documentary chronicles the ordeal of three mountain climbers attempting one of the most elusive first ascents in the himalayas. Then a series of impossibly cruel disasters strike. In the highstakes pursuit of bigwall climbing, the sharks fin on mount meru may be the. Conrads personal history with the sharks fin the climbers nickname for meru centrals blade of granite, deep in the indian garhwalgoes back decades.
Meru central 6,310m, northeast pillar sharks fin, attempt. For 3 climbers, summiting meru was an irresistible. Meru is a 2015 documentary film chronicling the first ascent of the sharks fin route on meru peak in the indian himalayas. At the end of august, marko lukic, silvo karo, and i traveled to gangotri, hoping to climb the infamous and still virgin sharks fin on meru central. Meru hits many high points, including mountain climbers. In the highstakes pursuit of bigwall climbing, the shark s fin on mount meru may be the ultimate prize. Downloadplay meru and copy or rip meru dvdblurayuhd discs. Meru is more than a gripping tale of human resistance, survival and friendship with killer cinematography. Meru official trailer 2015 mountain climbing documentary hd. Meru has 3 summits, north, central and south, and in 2005 they had all already been climbed.
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