as a documentary it's just ok. to the posed question of 'what happened' it seems that the director doesn't really have a good answer other than 'a lot happened'. but seeing Simone's Montreux 1976 performance of Stars is so much more powerful than just listening to it. all the suffering and struggle behind that facade - really hits differently
Meru is a peak in India, not the highest, but one of the hardest to climb. Three top climbers, an old famous one, a middle-aged cameraman, and a young fearless, took this impossible mission to claim Meru. I watched this one in tears and cheers. What about you?