Meru (2015) «2025»

The feature's unique perspective stems from its cinematography, which was shot by the climbers themselves while they were on the mountain.

The film focuses on the trio's two attempts—first in 2008 and then again in 2011—to scale the 21,000-foot peak, a route that had defeated many before them. It is more than a climbing film; it explores themes of friendship, obsession, and recovery following near-fatal accidents, such as Renan Ozturk’s severe head injury and Jimmy Chin’s escape from a massive avalanche. Meru (2015)

The 2015 documentary follows the grueling journey of elite climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk as they attempt to conquer the "Shark's Fin" on Mount Meru in the Indian Himalayas. The Story of the Feature it explores themes of friendship

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