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MOVIE OF THE WEEK August 2, 2024: MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS OF LHAKPA SHERPA

July 29, 2024August 3, 2024 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, documentary, Gheorghe Dijmărescu, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, lucy walker, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, mt everest, netflix, nikki fowler, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, woman mountain climber

Following the trail blazed by Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, who in 1993 became the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Everest, Lhakpa Sherpa has now repeated that achievement 10 times over — and she’s not done climbing yet. Filmmaker Lucy Walker tells Lhakpa’s story in the fascinating, inspiring documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, following her ups and downs (both literally and figuratively) as she returns over and over to the mountain that she loves.

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MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS OF LHAKPA SHERPA – Review by Loren King

July 23, 2024August 3, 2024 Loren King documentary, Gheorghe Dijmărescu, lucy walker, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, mt everest, netflix, woman mountain climber

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa is a stellar companion piece to the inspiring documentary Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest. That film likely introduced many viewers to Pasang Lhasa Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1993. Pasang blazed a trail to the mountaintop for Lhakpa Sherpa, the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and survive.

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BOMBARDIER BLOOD – Review by Leslie Combemale

August 25, 2020August 29, 2020 Leslie Combemale 0 Comments bombardier blood, Chris Bombardier, documentaries, hemophilia, mt everest, Patrick James Lynch

In this inspiring documentary, mountaineer and hemophiliac Chris Bombardier works through his goal of climbing the Seven Summits, never before done by a hemophiliac. Partnering with Save One Life, a nonprofit helping people with bleeding disorders around the world, Bombardier carries a flag signed by others suffering with blood disorders to the summit of Mt. Everest.