Meru [Blu-ray]

Outstanding movie and probably my favourite mountaineering film (although it is so much more than that). The back story compliments the film perfectly. We get to know the guys climbing, get to glimpse into their world. Then there's the climb which is brilliantly shot by Jimmy and Renan as they climb. Highly recommended and well put together. (As someone else has mentioned just use caution if watching with children only in that the F word is used.)

With great climbing sequences, the film not only shows what it’s like to be climbing these precipices but also the obsession to do it again and again, even at great personal cost and risk. Many climbers will understand the expedition mentality, when you are in that place where you are already thinking about and planning the next trip before you’ve even finished the current one, but this film shows you how that can be racked up to the next level where the mountain, or the specific route, is everything - and risk is only a small consideration.

What a fantastic film. It’s gripping from start to finish. I’ve watched this at least 10 times and could watch it over and over again. Jimmys filming is very good for someone up a mountain (meru) good soundtrack too.

I'm in no way a climber, even suffer from mild vertigo. But mountains have always fascinated me, and watching films (documentary) like this leave me in awe of what people achieve. Even though it's a documentary the filming is absolutely brilliant, and it makes you learn and appreciate what those climbers can do in such ridiculous places.The film has been very well made, produced and the editing is spot on. You get a great appreciation of the emotions and scenery and it captivates you to the very end. Well worth watching, better than some A list blockbusters for sure :-)

I loved the photography of amazing mountains, wilderness, cliffs. I loved the humanity of the story, and the relationships of those involved in doing the climbs and filming them. I was able to get past my fear based reactivity of the heights and of the crazy climbs... it turned into inspiration, and then energy. Not to do the physical heights, no way.... but to face my own fears and to honestly fight, plan, and think carefully about how to get through them... What a movie. What a group of people... Loved it...

Loved it, thought needed just a little more footage of the actual climbing to be 5*...but then those guys spent much of the time in such precarious, freezing conditions, filming was highly dangerous!

Fabulous film, really interesting and unexpectedly pulls at the heartstrings at points too. If you like climbing, adventure and scary stuff then I'd definitely recommend it. One of the better films about climbing out there, all real-life happenings, which makes it even more remarkable.

Excellent film - lost track of time while I was watching so was completely moved by a tough decision they had to make regarding the climb half-way through the documentary (I thought it was nearly over at the time). The filming is fantastic - never would have dreamed it possible with just the three men on the mountain.