The allure of Meru Peak and its Shark’s Fin climbing route is simple. The mountain, a 21,850-foot jagged monster in India’s Gharwal Himalayas, is believed by Hindus to be the center of the universe.

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In 2008, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk attempted to summit Meru, a 21,000-foot mountain in the Garhwal Himalayas in northern India. Some of the greatest climbers in the world have tried ...

In the new feature documentary Meru, the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award-winning film in theaters August 14, climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk share the story of making ...

Last night Meru, the new film sharing the story of Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk’s quest for one of alpinism’s great prizes, won the U.S. Documentary Audience Award at Sundance Film ...

They tried, and failed, to scale Meru. After 20 days, a mere 150 meters from the summit, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk turned around. The weather didn't suit the final ascent. They didn't ...

Choose carefully, as for some this not a metaphor. The mythic Mount Meru in the Himalayas is thought to be the center of the universe, in that it "govern[s] the courses of heavenly bodies," writes ...

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Two harrowing attempts at an 'impossible climb' in the Himalayas bookend this engrossing extreme-sports docu. The “Shark’s Fin” on Mount Meru in northern India is a Holy Grail for big wall climbers, ...