Every year, Western mountain climbers make news ascending Mount Everest. But the compelling stories of the Sherpas, the Nepalese guides who risk their lives to provide for their families, have gone untold — until now. SHERPA chronicles a fateful 2014 expedition and the tragic avalanche that spurred the Sherpas to make a stand for human rights and respect. SHERPA will forever change the way you look at the world’s most famous mountain — and the brave guides who navigate it.

MOVIE REVIEW

The documentary Sherpa is proof that having a camera on you at the right time can pay dividends. What started off as a film that explores climbing Mt. Everest from the Sherpas’ point of view turns into a vivid account of the 2014 ice avalanche incident that killed 16 Sherpas in a matter of minutes—marking the deadliest incident in the mountain’s history (until an even worse disaster struck in 2015).
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