Montana’s Conrad Anker – "Meru" – How a Failed Mountain Climb Spawned an Epic Documentary – Benefit Screening on 8/29 at the Ellen Theater in Bozeman

Making a living as a mountaineer is as iffy as it is dangerous. Aspiring pros typically spend years living out of a van, dumpster-diving with raccoons for food in campground parking lots, and climbing as often as they can. The best ones find a mentor, work summers as park guides, and pick up some sponsors, though they’re often paid in free swag, not the kind of cash that passes for a real salary. At last, they go on expeditions to the world’s major ranges, and if the mission is sufficiently dramatic or they’re fortunate enough to survive a CNN-worthy catastrophe, they begin second careers as motivational speakers.

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And we get Conrad Anker’s redemption story. After losing his best friend and climbing partner, Alex Lowe, to an avalanche in 1999, Anker married his widow, Jenni, and adopted her three sons. She has several of the film’s best lines.

Meru: http://www.merufilm.com/

Bradford Wieners – Bloomberg Businessweek

Full Story: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-14/how-a-failed-mountain-climb-spawned-an-epic-documentary

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"MERU" – Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation Benefit Screening, 8/29, Bozeman, Montana http://www.matr.net/article-67388.html