Posted Thu Sep 17, 2015 at 08:00 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
The documentary is climbing toward Blu-ray in November. You can pre-order the film here.
In an early announcement to retailers, Music Box Films is preparing 'Meru' for Blu-ray on November 17.
In the high-stakes pursuit of big-wall climbing, the Shark's Fin on Mount Meru may be the ultimate prize. Sitting 21,000 feet above the sacred Ganges River in Northern India, the mountain's perversely stacked obstacles make it both a nightmare and an irresistible calling for some of the world's toughest climbers. In October 2008, renowned alpinists Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk arrived in India to tackle Meru. Their planned seven-day trip quickly declined into a 20-day odyssey in sub-zero temperatures with depleting food rations. Despite making it to within 100 meters of the elusive summit, their journey, like everyone before them, was not a successful one. Heartbroken and defeated, the trio returned to their everyday lives, where the siren song of Meru continued to beckon. By September 2011, Anker had convinced his two lifelong friends to undertake the Shark's Fin once more, under even more extraordinary circumstances than their first attempt. 'Meru' is the story of that journey, an expedition through nature's harshest elements and one's complicated inner demons, and ultimately on to impossible new heights.
Specs and supplements have not been detailed yet.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $34.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'Meru' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 17.
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