CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 1h 12m

Sherpa: The Proving Grounds

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When Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa, joined Edmund Hillary as the first men to summit Mount Everest in 1953, it alerted the world to the indispensable role of the Sherpas on any Himalayan expeditions. By 1954 the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) was founded to marry the high-altitude strengths of the Sherpa with technical climbing skills. The HMI’s arduous training program has been developing mountaineers who play crucial roles in the success of Himalayan ascents. In 1967, HMI’s field director Nawang Gombu, a Sherpa and the first man to summit Everest twice, was charged with training women as well. In Sherpa: the Proving Grounds we follow a team of intrepid young women as they attack the grueling 28-day course.

Directed byWin Whittaker

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
EN
Released
June 12, 2002
Budget
$225,000
Studios
Whittaker Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lou Whittaker

Lou Whittaker

Self

Jim Whittaker

Jim Whittaker

Self

Robert Link

Self

Nawang Gombu Sherpa

Self

Phursumba Sherpa

Self

Yanchen Bhutia

Self

Asha Vilas Patil

Self

Diksha Nerurkar

Self

Indra Kala

Self

Kunga Bhutia

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Win Whittaker

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