Meru (2015) on Netflix
R20151h 30mActionAdventureDocumentary
Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Öztürk failed to summit Meru Peak in the Indian Himalayas in 2008. They return to attempt the Shark's Fin, a 4,000-foot wall on the mountain.
- Netflix4.1/5
- IMDb7.7/1020,919 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes88%
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Plot summary
The Shark's Fin rises 4,000 feet on the northeast face of Meru Peak in the Indian Himalayas, a route that has turned back many famous climbers, among them Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Öztürk in 2008. The three return for a second attempt and record themselves as they climb, so the film draws on footage from both tries. Öztürk has five months to recover from a near-fatal accident before the second attempt, and Chin is caught in an avalanche four days after that accident and comes out of it unharmed. Anker is still carrying the ambition of his mentor, Terry Stump, and the memory of his climbing partner, Alex Lowe.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Meru (2015)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- While filming on location with Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk suffered a horrific accident and had only five months to recover before the team's second attempt on Meru. Four days after Ozturk's accident, Chin returned to the filming location and was caught in a catastrophic avalanche, surviving with barely a scratch.
SPOILER
During the successful 2011 summit of Meru, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk shared a Canon 5D Mark II and a Panasonic TM900 camcorder to capture the footage used in the film.
