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Climbing Documentary 'Meru' Is A Hair-Raising 'Peak Experience'

A new documentary charts the attempts of a trio of American climbers to be the first to scale Meru Peak, a 21,000-foot Himalayan peak. Critic David Edelstein says Meru is "cunning" — and terrifying.

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Climbing Documentary 'Meru' Is A Hair-Raising 'Peak Experience'

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