Sherpa

Sherpa is a documentary that tells the untold story of the Himalayan guides who risk everything to support climbers on Mount Everest. Filmed during the 2014 climbing season, the film captures the tragic event when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route, killing 16 Sherpas. The documentary explores the Sherpa culture and their spiritual relationship with the mountain, as well as the heavy work and risks they take to make the climb possible for foreign climbers. After the tragedy, the film shifts its focus to the differing perspectives and understandings of the various groups, and how the Sherpas stage a protest meeting to demand better working conditions. The film features archival footage of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, and includes interviews with Norgay's children.

You can stream Sherpa on: Netflix

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