Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Meru’: Documentary: The Most Dangerous Himalayan Climb of All
The most treacherous mountain on earth, deep in the hinterlands of India’s Garhwal Himalayas, soars 21,850 feet off the deck.
Mount Meru carves the sky with a massive, stone replica of a great white shark’s fin. Just like the smaller marine version, it’s a major warning signal. The Shark’s Fin route marked on Mount Meru in “Meru.” (Jimmy Chin/Music Box Films)
No mountain has seen more climbing attempts or failures. Can any mountaineering team slay this gargantuan, granite Jaws? It calls for daunting levels of pain, sacrifice, and a sustained stare-down with the Grim Reaper.