The film 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. PASANG: THE SHADOW OF EVEREST documents her historic quest that would transfix her country and uplift a new generation’s belief in its possibilities.
Language: English, Nepali
Subtitles: Italian
Director
Nancy Svendsen
She grew up in small towns in Iowa. She works as an independent filmmaker based in Northern California. She now combines her business acumen and experience running large organizations with her passion for women’s rights, the creative arts and storytelling.
Gallery
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