Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest (2018)

Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest: Directed by Marina Martins. With Namgyal Sherpa, Chakra B. Karki, Patrick Stewart. The dramatic self-documented story of 20 elite Nepali climbers who venture into the “Death Zone” of Mount Everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1.3 billion people.

“This film couldu0026#39;ve been one of the better stories ever told about Everest if they just stuck to the Sherpas vs pushing the climate change agenda. It feels extremely messy at times, and wouldu0026#39;ve played out better if they had just showed the incredible journey and danger that is these peopleu0026#39;s lives. Sherpas have evolved to have better tolerances to high altitudes, stemming from their ancestors living in Nepal at an altitude of 8,000+ feet. Thereu0026#39;s no mention of that, and the focus instead is on u0026quot;black carbonu0026quot; or u0026quot;changing weather patternsu0026quot;. 7/10 for me, good idea but the film canu0026#39;t decide if it wants to talk about the Sherpas or climate change. Itu0026#39;s pretty clear in the film the Sherpas have no idea what the Western world views as a problem, and why should they? They travel on foot with yaks. Would imagine their carbon footprint is better than that of a 5 year old.”