Lo Scarpone – Nancy Svendsen wins the 2023 Mario Bello Award

by | May 18, 2023 | Awards, In the News

Lo Scarpone published an article about the documentary, Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest winning the Mario Bello Award at the Trento Film Festival.

According to their website, “Lo Scarpone: mountaineering, skiing, hiking” was founded in 1931 in Milan by the journalist Gaspare Pasini , who had taken over the title and periodicity of another newspaper ( “Lo Scarpone, fortnightly mountaineering journal” ) directed in 1925-26 by Claudio Sartori. The masthead was the first important and lasting independent periodical of the Sections of the Italian Alpine Club.”

The additional member of the Central Steering Committee of Cai Angelo presented the award Schena and the Central Councilor Carlo Ancona. This photo pictures Angelo Schena and Carlo Ancona © Michele Purin

Angelo Schena and Carlo Ancona © Michele Purin

The additional member of the Central Steering Committee of Cai, Angelo, presented the award Schena with the Central Councilor, Carlo Ancona. 

 

In the article, lo Scarpone quotes the jury of the film festival statement with the following:

In 1993 a Nepalese woman tries to climb Everest, animated by ambition, determination and courage, with the awareness that there are causes for which one can put one’s daily life into the background and accept sacrifices, hardships and dangers, in view of a more important result. The impressive popular participation in her funeral partially repays the sacrifice and makes the message even more emotional », reads the motivation of the jury composed of Michele Ambrogi (president), Carlo Ancona, Monica Brenga and Giovanni Pivetti.

See the full article, “Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest by Nancy Svendsen Wins the 2023 Mario Bello Award” in Italian online at LoScarpone – “Pasang: in the shadow of Everest” di Nancy Svendsen vince il Premio Mario Bello 2023″

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Lo Scarpone, a Italian publication, reports on Nancy Svendsen winning the 2023 Mario Bello Award for Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest.

Online Khabar – The Fierce Pasang Lhamu Sherpa…

by | May 7, 2023 | In the News

Shashwat Pant published an article about the documentary, Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest on an online Nepali news site on May 7th, 2023. According to Wikipedia, Online Khabar is an independent private online news portal of Nepal established in 2006.  In 2014, it was one of Nepal’s top 10 web news portals. By 2020, it became the most viewed news portal from Nepal. In the article, Shashwat writes:

Svendsen travelled to Nepal and France to make this film and worked on it extensively with Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s daughter Dawa Futi. She has done a tremendous job to show Pasang Lhamu’s courage and tenacity and how she dealt with problems at every turn in her life including from the society that questioned why a mother of three was risking her life to climb Everest.

Read “The Fierce Pasang Lhamu Sherpa relives in a documentary 30 years after her brave death” online at Online Khabar – The English Edition of Nepal’s No 1 News Portal

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An article about Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest was published May 7th, 2023 on Online Khabar, a leading online Nepal news source.

Lex Limbu – The Force that was Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

by | Apr 26, 2023 | In the News, Reviews

Lex Limbu, Host of the Nepal Premiere in Kathmandu

Lex Limbu,  a well known Nepalese public figure with over 100,000 followers on Facebook,  hosted the Nepal Premiere screening in Kathmandu, Nepal. On April 26th, 2022, he published an article entitled, “the Force that was Pasang Lhamu Sherpa”. In the article, Lex Limbu  writes:

Being the host for the premiere screening felt like a full circle moment for me. I remembered how amped I was when I first saw the documentary trailer. To finally have the opportunity to watch the documentary in full was a moment. Director Nancy Svendsen and all those that backed the project have presented a gift. They’ve brought a story of a hero to life and incredibly, we hear a lot from the hero Pasang herself! That’s something that I really enjoyed about the documentary. It’s not overshadowed by experts and others.

The full article is available to read online at:  Lex Limbu – The Force That Was Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

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Lex Limbu, Host of the Napal Premiere in Kathmandu, Nepal, writes an article about the film, Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest.

Nepal News – Pasang Lhamu Sherpa: A source of inspiration for Nepalese women

by | Apr 23, 2023 | In the News

In an article entitled, “Pasang Lhamu Sherpa: A source of inspiration for Nepalese women”, Nepal News explains more about how the Nepalese honor her memory.

The Government of Nepal has declared the late Pasang Lhamu Sherpa a national hero. The government has named the 7315 meters high Jasamba Mountain as Pasang Lhamu Mountain. The 117 km-long highway from Trishuli to Dhunche has been named Pasanglhamu Highway. Postal stamps have been published in her name. An assembly hall has also been built in her name in Jhapa.

Currently, the biography of Pasang Lhamu is taught in schools.

The full article is available to read online at: Nepali News – Pasang Lhamu Sherpa: A source of inspiration for Nepalese women

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Nepal News - Pasang Lhamu Sherpa: A source of inspiration for Nepalese women. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa climbed Mt. Everest on 22 April 1993, representing all Nepali women.

Nepali Times – Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the film

by | Apr 22, 2023 | In the News, Reviews

Nepali Times published an article entitled, “Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the film – A new docudrama about Nepal’s first woman to climb Mt Everest is a tale of discrimination, dedication, triumph, and tragedy”

Winner of 14 international film awards, Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest honors the legendary climber while also delving into the realities of Sherpas, often sidelined in mountaineering films. Public screenings of the Nepali version will begin on 28 April and there are plans for shows in 15 locations in Kosi and Madhes provinces with donations raised during its Nepali premiere.

The full article is available to read online at: Nepali Times – Review: Pasang Lhamu Sherpa the Film

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Nepal News features a story about the Nepal Premiere in April 2023 of Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

The Himalayan Times – The heartening journey of a courageous woman who was Pasang Lhamu

by | Apr 21, 2023 | In the News, Reviews

The Himalayan Times published an article entitled, “The heartening journey of a courageous woman who was Pasang Lhamu.”

Svendsen said, “Pasang is an important figure for Nepal and her story has a universal appeal to the world. The foreign climbers completely dismissed her motivation, despite the fact that it was her mountain. She was a brave girl who faced many struggles and endured against all odds. She fought for a complete new image for Nepali women.”

The full article is available to read online at: The Himalayan Times – The heartening journey of a courageous woman who was Pasang Lhamu

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Himalayan Times reviews the film, Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest in their article entited, "The heartening journey of a courageous woman who was Pasang Lhamu"