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‘Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa’ Review: Inspirational Portrait of Female Everest Climber Uncovers Unexpected Wounds
With 'Mountain Queen,' Lucy Walker goes beyond striking vistas in this portrait of an admirable Nepali woman who became a victim of domestic violence.
Against the backdrop of recent footage of the area where the Sherpa live and images shot decades ago for a program about the heroine’s first summit, she recalls her lack of opportunities as consequences of sexism (she would drop her brother off at school every morning but wasn’t allowed to attend). The significance surpasses outside recognition, because Sherpa needs to regain the characteristic self-possession after years of abuse from Dijmarescu, not only at home but on the mountain, as it was documented in the 2009 book “High Crimes,” which detailed a troubled expedition. Yet, Walker’s most unexpected insight into her complex and potentially contradictory subject comes from including one of Dijmarescu’s friends, who agrees to speak to Shiny, Sherpa’s youngest daughter, about a side of her father she had rarely considered.
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