A living legend at 80 carries the last living memories of humanity's greatest summit.
Kancha Sherpa was one of 103 Sherpas that brought Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of Mt. Everest in 1953, as the first to reach the top. This achievement would have been impossible without the strength, courage and knowledge of the Sherpas, who have a strong connection to the mountains of the Himalayas. At the age of 80, Kancha is the Last of the First from the 1953 expedition to Mt. Everest. Kancha is looking into the future, with a heartfelt hope that his tradition, will reach far into the 21st century and beyond. He is concerned to see modern traditions melting away old traditions, like the snow on top of Everest.
Direction
Borick lets Kancha's silence speak louder than any narration could
Production
Intimate access to a man who outlived every witness to history
Director
Morten Borik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1953 expedition employed 103 Sherpas yet only two names made global headlines — this film operates as partial restitution.
Kancha's metaphor of melting snow destroying old traditions gains devastating weight as Everest's glaciers now visibly retreat.
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