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Climbers are reporting an outbreak at Everest Base Camp in Nepal, where hundreds of climbers assemble as they prepare for summiting the world s tallest peak.
was a powerful and sober approach to what was happening in tigray. it was bold and brave with understated interviews, which put this very hard to reach conflict in the spotlight. next, the rory peck awards for news features, for films that look beyond the immediacy of the news story. mount everest is the ultimate mountaineering challenge for climbers from around the globe. but for those helping them scale the world s highest peak, it can be deadly work. sherpa men die in disproportionate numbers, leaving behind widows who struggle to survive. this intimate film by rojita adhikari and sreya banerjee
who struggle to survive. this intimate film by rojita adhikari and sreya banerjee finds out how the sherpa widows are defying tradition to become bread winners and to conquer the world s highest mountain. she knows the pain and suffering that everest can inflict. her husband died in a climbing accident in 2007. after years of financial struggles, she s decided to follow in his footsteps. mountaineering is very much still a male domain. generations of sherpa men have been climbing and leading expeditions and have become world renowned in theirfield, but women have rarely been encouraged to take up this activity. in fact, women stay at home to take care of their homes, their children while the men are away, and as for widows, it s doubly difficult because on the one hand there s the stigma of their situation, and on the other hand, they have added responsibilities. but a new generation of women
next, the rory peck awards for news features, for films that look beyond the immediacy of the news story. mount everest is the ultimate mountaineering challenge for climbers from around the globe. but for those helping them scale the world s highest peak, it can be deadly work. sherpa men die in disproportionate numbers, leaving behind widows who struggle to survive. this intimate film by rojita adhikari and sreya banerjee finds out how the sherpa widows are defying tradition to become bread winners and to conquer the world s highest mountain. she knows the pain and suffering that everest can inflict. her husband died in a climbing accident in 2007. after years of financial