Tenzing

Cinema screenings of Tenzing, a PG-rated drama telling the true story of the Sherpa climber who first summited Everest with Edmund Hillary.

Directed by Jennifer Peedom, this 2h 25m PG film chronicles Tenzing Norgay's role in the first ascent of Mount Everest alongside Edmund Hillary. The story follows his fight to join the British climbing team rather than merely serve it, supported by his wife Dawa and expedition secretary Jill Henderson, and explores the cultural tensions between Western ambitions and Tenzing's reverence for the sacred mountain. Screenings run at Rheged from 16 to 28 October.