Sherpa (2015)

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Some Live to Climb. They Climb to Live.

In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpa's point-of-view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route...

• Released: 2015-10-02
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 66 votes

Directed by Jennifer Peedom.

Top cast

• Russell Brice as Self
• Tim Medvetz as Self
• Pasang Tenzing Sherpa as Self
• Phurba Tashi Sherpa as Self

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Where to watch Sherpa

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on DocPlay, Beamafilm, DocPlay Amazon Channel; watch free on ABC iview, Beamafilm, Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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