SHERPA – Review by MaryAnn Johanson
The tension on Mount Everest had been building for years. Rich Westerners pay a fortune to climb the world’s highest peak, but the Sherpas — a Nepalese ethnic minority who live in the shadow of the mountain — do most of the hardest and most dangerous work paving the path for the adventure climbers, and are paid little and get next to no recognition for achieving the same high-altitude feats. During the 2014 climbing season, Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom went to the mountain to document the experience from the Sherpas’ point of view, and got much more than she anticipated… Read more>>