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In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to
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Sherpa Stew
This documentary chronicles the lives of two mountaineers from Nepal who have left the high Himalaya in search of "success" in New York City.
Sherpa: The Proving Grounds
When Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa, joined Edmund Hillary as the first men to summit Mount Everest in 1953, it alerted the world to the indispensable role of the Sherpas on any Himalayan expeditions. By 1954 the Himalayan Mou
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
A Nepali mountaineer risks everything on a record-breaking Mount Everest climb to secure a brighter future for her daughters.
Nepal im Land der Sherpa
Dorje Sherpa is seven years old and lives in the small village of Bengka in Nepal. His wish is to finally see the biggest mountains in the world. Together with his father and great-grandfather, he sets off on his first g
Mission Everest – The Legend of Sherpa Jangbu
In the spring of 2019, 14 members from the SSI Mt Everest Team went to summit the highest mountain in the world. Unfortunately, two never came back. The film follows the journey of two other climbers in the team. Jangbu
Loved by All: The Story of Apa Sherpa
Apa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest 21 times, more than any other human. But he wouldn’t wish this upon anybody. Having grown up in the remote Khumbu region of Nepal, Apa was forced to leave school and work as a porter
Kancha Sherpa: Last of the First from the 1953 Conquest of Mt Everest
Kancha Sherpa was one of 103 Sherpas that brought Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of Mt. Everest in 1953, as the first to reach the top. This achievement would have been impossible without the strength,
Climbing Everest with a Mountain on My Back: The Sherpa's Story
Every year, over a thousand climbers try to reach the summit of Mount Everest, with the annual record for successful attempts currently standing at 633. But of that number, nearly half were Sherpas - the mountain's unsun
Sherpas - Die wahren Helden am Everest
Documentary about the helpers on the world's highest mountain.
The Mama Sherpas
In 2012, one in three babies in America were delivered by c-section, despite the World Health Organization's recommendation that Cesarean births remain below 15 percent. How can these disturbing trend be reversed? In rec
Sherpas - The True Heroes of Mount Everest
This film shows the work, the hardship and the life of the Sherpas at the Mount Everest. With their eyes, we follow the expedition of the Swiss mountain guide Kari Kobler and his European climbers to the highest mountain
Kathmandu Lullaby
Kathmandu, Nepal, early 1990s. Laia, a young teacher from Catalonia, Spain, works at a local school in the slums of the city where poverty reigns. Her personal path, besieged by a harsh sum of indescribable social condit
The Wall of Shadows
A Sherpa family breaks a taboo and climbs the most holy of mountains to earn money for their son’s education. They accompany a western expedition on East Wall of the Khumbakarna Mountain, a wall that has never been clim