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An Inside Look at ‘SHERPA’

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After the infamous fight between a group of Sherpas and Western climbers in 2013, director Jennifer Peedom (“Solo”) and a film crew set out to examine the relationship between high-altitude workers and their paying clients. The story took a tragic turn on April 18, 2014, when an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall killed 16 Sherpas. This clip from the resulting feature documentary, , looks at one man's role in the Everest climbing industry. debuts SHERPA on Saturday, April 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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