Reaching new heights in climbing docs with “Meru”

Meru executive producers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi talk to realscreen about the challenges behind simultaneously filming and climbing one of the world's most challenging peaks in their Sundance audience award-winning doc.

August 17, 2015

Meru executive producers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi talk to realscreen about the challenges behind simultaneously filming and climbing one of the world's most challenging peaks in their Sundance audience award-winning doc.

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Conrad Anker, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Meru, Music Box Films, Renan Ozturk, Showtime

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Conrad Anker, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Meru, Music Box Films, Renan Ozturk, Showtime

About The Author

Daniele Alcinii is a news editor at realscreen, the leading international publisher of non-fiction film and television industry news and content. He joined the RS team in 2015 with experience in journalism following a stint out west with Sun Media in Edmonton's Capital Region, and with communications work in Melbourne, Australia and Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter at @danielealcinii.

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