thelawgoddess Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 SHOW/SERIES INFO TICKETS Alpinists Conrad Anker & Jimmy Chin Presents MOUNT MERU-"THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE": TEAMWORK AND TENACITY IN THE HIMALAYA Deep in the Indian Himalaya, 22,000-foot Mount Meru presents the ultimate test to alpinists Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk. Aiming for a summit atop thousands of feet of sheer granite, their eighteen-day ascent is racked by storm and cold. Delving deep into their souls to find the will to continue, and relying on teamwork and trust, they survive the hardest climb of their careers.
dberdinka Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 There are some absolutely amazing videos out there of that trip on a blog put together by Renan Ozturk. Search them down, your work productivity will go way down for the day.
thelawgoddess Posted November 3, 2009 Author Posted November 3, 2009 Thanks, but I don't think it could go down any further! Looking forward to the show, though!
reddirt Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) I just saw this presentation last Friday... I loved that it was not a we-climbed-mt-blahblahblah-&-almost-died story, but just as exciting. Not mentioned in the promo stuff: -Galen Rowell was part of the team (it was his last expedition, a month or two before the plane crash) -Rick "K2 sans O2" Ridgeway was also a part of this. not sure if this FB link works but here's a clip. Prolly not the most riveting part of the expedition but the background of the 17K plateau foreshadows later parts of the presentation http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/video/video.php?v=165156033835 Edited November 4, 2009 by reddirt
thelawgoddess Posted November 5, 2009 Author Posted November 5, 2009 Sounds like this will be a great show!
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