Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest(2024)

1h 12m
- Documentary

Release Date: Jan 19, 2024 | Limited

The story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Everest. Her courageous, historic, and tragic journey would inspire a nation and generations to come.

Official Website

Note: Distributed by Slice of Pie

Releases

Original Release | Jan 19, 2024

Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$6,388
Total US & Canada:
$25,267
Total Worldwide:
$25,267

Current Showtimes

orround

Mon Jun 29
Tue Jun 30
Wed Jul 1
Thu Jul 2
Fri Jul 3
Sat Jul 4
Sun Jul 5

Director & Top Cast

Nancy Svendsen
Director

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
Self

Marc Batard
Self

Norbu Tenzing
Self

Vincanne Adams
Self

Jan Arnold
Self

Edmund Hillary

Self

Rudi Meier

Self

Tenzing Norgay

Self

Jean Raphoz

Self

Mireille Schmitt

Self

Ang Daki Sherpa

Self

Dawa Futi Sherpa

Self

Dorjee Sherpa

Self

Lhakpa Sherpa

Self

Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa

Self

Nawang Thiele Sherpa

Self

Pasang Yangjee Sherpa

Self

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest chronicles Pasang Lhamu Sherpa's relentless quest 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 pit her against family, foreign climbers, her own government, and nature itself. Her determined pursuit of Everest plays out within the context of her nation's quest for democracy and the emergence of the commercial climbing industry. As told by the Nepalis who knew her, by some of the world's most notable alpinists, and by Pasang herself, her historic quest would transfix her country and uplift a new generation's belief in its possibilities.