Meru is an impressive documentary with a very personal touch. [You feel you know the climbers.] What is new is the way they attempt to climb this forbidden rocky peak in the Himalayas. There is an avalanche that demonstrates the great risk the climbers take to achieve their goal. One might wonder about their sanity in pursuing the climb in spite of the danger.
The team rests and sleeps in small tents that hang from the side of the rock, only supported by ropes, and nothing but a steep fall below. They jump around tethered only by ropes and take pictures as if they are the cleaning crew of a downtown high rise while we the audience panic at their carefree attitude!
There is even a shot of a milky way arm in the background ...
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