“Everest is for f*cking p*ssies, man.” Not an actual quote from the film, but it might be a good one for you to slip in at the next kickback when the conversation inevitably shifts to what documentaries you and your significant other have been watching on Netflix and what you think of the new season of HBO’s (fill in the blank). Meru is about serious climber bros, dudes who casually remark they’ve been to the top of Everest “four or five times” and one of them has even “skied off the top of Everest.” Hell, when you weekend warriors climb Everest “you can hire Sherpas to take most of the risks.” (And those are actual quotes.) Read More
Documentary Dossier: MERU
by Harrison Foster Posted in Documentaries, Out in Theaters Tagged Conrad Anker, Documentaries, Jimmy Chin, Jon Krakauer, Meru, Out in Theaters, Renan Ozturk, Reviews 2 Comments