Namgyal Sherpa

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May 16, 2013

Namgyal Sherpa

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Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest
1h 41m
Movie 2018

Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest

A team of 20 elite Nepali climbers venture into the Death Zone of Mount Everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1.3 billion people. They ascend the highest point on the planet to the 150 bodies of deceased climbers and 100,000 pounds of rubbish that remain on the high slopes of Everest. This is the self-documented story of their life-threatening journey.

Biography

Namgyal Sherpa (1978- May 16, 2013) was a Nepali mountaineer and senior climbing guide who founded the Extreme Everest Expedition 2010 — an all-Nepali expedition to clean the slopes of Everest above 8,000 metres. The expedition was able to bring down 2000kg/ 4000lbs of waste and two bodies.

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