I enjoyed watching this documentary.
Not to mention scenic views at eight-thousanders, two stories of a collective mission on climbing top peaks and Nims' personal struggle (to find himself?) were inspiring together. In particular, the second part was rich, blending well the different angles taken by Nims' wife, mother, and brother on Nims and his risky, ambitious, and meaningful project.
But there seems to be something missing in the mountaineering part. Although delightful and well-edited (maybe too edited?), the documentary does not effectively share "real" stuggles, tensions, joys the team might have faced in nailing each top with audience. GoPro clips (cruder less edited) on climbing Annapurna would be much more mindblowing and engrossing.
I appreciate that this documentary has helped putting Sherpas more in the due spotlight. But I wished I could see more of their characters and voices in the documentary. Although it says that Sherpas matter as core members in the climbing community, it depicts Nims as a super hero like leader and Sherpas as their typical supporting roles.
Not to mention scenic views at eight-thousanders, two stories of a collective mission on climbing top peaks and Nims' personal struggle (to find himself?) were inspiring together. In particular, the second part was rich, blending well the different angles taken by Nims' wife, mother, and brother on Nims and his risky, ambitious, and meaningful project.
But there seems to be something missing in the mountaineering part. Although delightful and well-edited (maybe too edited?), the documentary does not effectively share "real" stuggles, tensions, joys the team might have faced in nailing each top with audience. GoPro clips (cruder less edited) on climbing Annapurna would be much more mindblowing and engrossing.
I appreciate that this documentary has helped putting Sherpas more in the due spotlight. But I wished I could see more of their characters and voices in the documentary. Although it says that Sherpas matter as core members in the climbing community, it depicts Nims as a super hero like leader and Sherpas as their typical supporting roles.