Film on the first Nepali woman to summit Everest.

A film screening of the documentary 'PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest' at the Royal Geographical Society, open to all. Directed by Nancy Svendsen, it tells the story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, who in April 1993 became the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest, and her fight against gender discrimination and social barriers in mountaineering. After the screening, speakers include Dawa Futi Sherpa, the climber's daughter and an executive producer of the film, and British mountaineer Rebecca Stephens MBE. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2022 and has won more than 20 international awards.