Meru is a picture that appeals to novices and masters of the sport alike, a harrowing look at the dangers, motivations, stakes and spirituality involved in the craft of climbing.

Likely to appeal to the extreme sports market and leave the rest of us stranded.

As a spectacle, it offers a vertiginous, first person view of events, but it's equally immersive as candid psycho-drama of survival.

...an intriguing structure that teases you to make negative assumptions before unveiling its deeper human component.