Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

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MOUNTAIN QUEEN: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa tracks Lhakpa’s storied mountaineering career against her record-breaking 10th summit to reveal a rich personal history – from her childhood as a girl denied an education in rural Nepal, to her experience as an immigrant in America and survivor of intimate partner violence, to her fight to live as a fearless example to her teenage daughters. Through it all, Lhakpa climbs - her incredible strength and resilience inspired by her own mother goddess of the universe - Chomolungma, Mt. Everest. Lhakpa Sherpa has summited Mt. Everest more than any woman in history. The first Nepali woman to summit and descend in 2000, Lhakpa keeps climbing in pursuit of a better life for herself and her children and to champion Nepali women and girls. The film highlights the incredible determination of mothers fighting to protect and inspire their children. Above all, Lhakpa’s story is one of a family surviving, healing, and climbing forward.

About Lhakpa
Lhakpa Sherpa - Lhakpa was born in Nepal and grew up in the shadow of Mount Everest, so being a Sherpa is literally in her name and blood. She has seen triumph and tragedy on the mountain, beginning in 2000, when she summited the mountain for the first time. Since then, she has returned to the mountains again and again and has never had a failed attempt at summiting. She has climbed from both the Nepali side from the South and the Tibetan side from the North and has successfully led teams to the summit from both sides. In 2022, Lhakpa was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame following her 10th summit of Everest earning her a Guinness World Record for the most ascents of Everest by a woman! Living in Connecticut with her two daughters, Lhakpa started Cloudscape Climbing providing training, support and leadership to adventurous climbers hoping to follow in her footsteps.

• Director: Lucy Walker
• Producers: Charlie Corwin, Michael D. Ratner, Miranda Sherman, Dalia Burde, Christopher Newman
• Executive Producers: Sidney Kimmel, Brian Kornreich, Jo Henriquez, Scott Ratner, Amani King, Lucy Walker, Angus Wall
• Editing: David Brodie, Tyler Temple Higgins, Yaniv Elani, Davon Ramos, Carlos Haynes, Inaya Yusuf
• Director of Photography: Devin Whetstone
• High Altitude Director of Photography: Matthew Irving
• High Altitude Cinematography: Dawa Sherpa, Dawa Geljen Sherpa, Karma Gyaljie Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa
• Music: Adam Peters
• Cast: Lhakpa Sherpa, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, Karma Gyaljie Sherpa, Dawa Sherpa, Sunny Dijmarescu, Shiny Dijmarescu, Nima Sherpa, Mingma Gelu Sherpa, Jangmu Sherpa, Nima Tashi Sherpa, Dave Watson, Michael Kodas, Jennifer Lopez, Ramona Mercado Espinoza
• Production Companies: SK Global Entertainment, OBB Pictures, Avocados and Coconuts
• Title Design: Elastic
• Sound: Som Vivo (Tom Paul)