Growing up in the shadow of Mt. Everest and the Himalayas, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa saw the men in her community conquering these peaks every season.  Where were the Nepali women and why weren’t they also climbing? This is the story of a fiercely determined woman and her goal to redefine the place for Nepali women on the world’s highest peak. It is a story of pride and pushing past adversity. But it’s also a story that forces us to ask, when is it pushing too far?

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Sources used to write this episode:

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest directed by Nancy Svendsen

https://explorersweb.com/everest-obsession-the-pasang-lhamu-case/

https://nepalnews.com/s/travel-tourism/pasang-lhamu-sherpa-a-source-of-inspiration-for-nepalese-women/ 

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

Intro music We Just Have Fun by GoMordecai