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Documentaries like Meru

Not everyone loves Meru for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Meru

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  1. You like watching people push their bodies past what seems possible.

  2. You love the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves.

  3. You like the loyalty between Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • The Alpinist2021

    • the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves

    Good for you if you love huge mountains, ice and rock walls.

  • Free Solo2018

    • the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves

    Good for you if you like the granite wall of Yosemite filmed from every angle.

  • The Dawn Wall2017

    • watching people push their bodies past what seems possible
    • the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves

    Good for you if you like El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite.

  • 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible2021

    • watching people push their bodies past what seems possible
    • the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves

    Good for you if you want views from Everest, K2 and the Himalaya.

  • The Summit2013

    • watching people push their bodies past what seems possible

    Good for you if you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2.

  • Everest2015

    • watching people push their bodies past what seems possible

    Good for you if you like a storm closing in on climbers near the summit.

  • Valley Uprising2014

    • the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves

    Good for you if you like El Capitan and Half Dome filmed from every angle.

  • The Art of Flight2011

    • the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves

    Good for you if you love snowy mountains nobody has ridden before.

  • Touching the Void2003

    • watching people push their bodies past what seems possible

    Good for you if you want to know how someone gets off that mountain alive.

  • Last Breath2019

    • watching people push their bodies past what seems possible

    Good for you if you like a real fight to stay alive against the odds.

  • Society of the Snow2023

    • watching people push their bodies past what seems possible

    Good for you if you want to feel the cold, the hunger and the avalanche.

  • The Good Dinosaur2015

    • the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves
    • the loyalty between Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk

    Good for you if you like a friendship between a dinosaur and a boy who can't speak.

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