2022 Documentary
USA
1h 12min
Chronicles Pasang Lhamu Sherpa's tragic and inspiring journey to become the first Nepali woman to summit Everest in 1993. As an uneducated, indigenous woman and a Buddhist in a Hindu kingdom, Pasang's dream to scale the legendary mountain pits her against family, foreign climbers, her own government, and nature itself. Her determined pursuit of Everest plays out within the context of her nation's quest for democracy and the emergence of the commercial climbing industry.
| Directed by | Nancy Svendsen |
| Written by | John Dilley, Sari Gilman, Adam Keker, Richard Levien, Kate Littleboy, Sharon Wood |