First to summit Mt. Everest: Tenzing (film)

TENZING (2026 film)

Now at NoHo7, LA, and soon on Apple TV

Based on true events, Tenzing chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay (played by Genden Phuntsok), a gifted Himalayan Sherpa climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), was the first to summit Mt. Everest.

Encouraged by his wife Dawa (Thinley Lhamo), Tenzing finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson (Caitríona Balfe). Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt (Willem Dafoe) that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it.

Whereas Western climbers see Mt. “Everest” as something to be conquered, Tenzing and the other indigenous Sherpas revere Chomolungma (lit. “Head in the Sky” or more loosely “Goddess of the Sky”) as the sacred Mother Goddess. The Tibetan name for Mt. Everest is Qomolangma (ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, lit. “Holy Mother”).

Tenzing (2026 film) Hollywood, USA

What follows is an ascent defined as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes, and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself.

But high above the world, empire, rank, and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust — and for Tenzing, the fulfillment of both a life-long dream and a spiritual calling.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, Tenzing is a story of greatness that refuses to be diminished — and the human love that makes it possible. Source. NOW SHOWING:

• Laemmle's NoHo 7, North Hollywood
• Tasveer Film Center, Seattle (Laemmle)

INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE (Laemmle) 

Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest, 1953 (archive video)

The world may argue who was first, but as friends we would never squabble over it.

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Tenzing Himalayan Mountaineering Inst

(The Guardian) May 29, 2013: VAJRAYANA BUDDHIST NEPAL, Himalayas - There exists an archive newsreel with footage that shows how New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa climber Tenzing Norgay became the first humans in recorded history to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, allegedly the highest (not tallest) peak on the planet.

Edmund Hillary and his best Sherpa friend and guide Tenzing Norgay, circa 1953

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  Tibetan lamas mapping Mt. Sumeru in sand

  There are allegations that K2 in Pakistan is in fact higher. That this can be questioned in modern times is not in spite of technology but because of it. Past attempts to determine their heights has been hampered by snow layers and politics. The Hawaiian giant Mauna Kea is no doubt taller but seated on the ocean floor so as to not be higher; and the mythical Mt. Sumeru of Buddhist cosmology and lore, supported by Vedic, Hindu, and Jain cosmologies, if such a peak is confirmed to exist as a tangible rock and soil mountain would be both far taller and far higher up. See also List of tall mountain peaks by prominence.
• 1953 British Mount Everest expedition

Who are these mysterious animistic-Buddhist Sherpa people of the Himalayas?

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I owe it all to my Sherpa porter

Their achievement came two days after a British expedition, led by John Hunt, came within 100 meters (330 feet) of the summit. On Wednesday, May 29, it will be the 60th anniversary of Hillary and Tenzing's conquest of the world's tallest mountain.

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New ice age coming soon?

Yeah, but could they conquer K2?

The Last First: Winter K2 — Ambition, Tragedy and the Fight for K2

Statue of mountaineer Edmund Hillary looking up toward peak of Mount Cook

• Jennifer Peedom, Tenzing; Laemmle; CC Liu, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Deadly hikes Yosemite, Appalachian Trail

They called Half Dome "just like the gym." They all died.

(The Last Hike) Aug. 15, 2026: Welcome to the channel. Today we'll watch the story of influencers going up and over Half Dome, after they called the hike "just like the gym." Then they died. Enjoy and don’t forget not to remember to subscribe for more videos completely not unlike this.

Half Dome, Eastern Yosemite Valley (Zuschnitt)

Half Dome is a quartz batholith at the eastern end of the valley in Yosemite National Park. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. It stands at over 8,800 feet above sea level and is composed of quartz monzonite, an igneous rock that solidified several thousand feet within the Earth. At its core are the remains of a magma chamber that cooled slowly and crystallized beneath the Earth's surface. The solidified magma chamber was then exposed and cut in half by erosion, therefore leading to its geographic name [3]. More

Karens hiking themselves to death

(The Last Hike) July 27, 2026: Worst Karen hiking deaths ever recorded.

DANGER: Vanishing on Appalachian Trail

What is the "Appalachian Trail" running across various East Coast states?

(Wild Stories With Joshua) Three college girls vanish on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia

• Hiker influencer entered Appalachian Trail, vanishes
• VIDEO: Appalachian encounters no one can explain

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  Wendigo (Gian Carlos Garsia)

  Wendigo: an ancient monster on the trail, a mythological cryptid shapeshifter or malevolent spirit originating in Native Algonquian folklore. It is sometimes depicted with human-like characteristics and may possess human beings, causing victims to feel insatiable hunger, crave human flesh, and murder.
• Stereotypes of Indigenous peoples of Canada and the US
• The Appalachian Trail by state
• Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Trek up Mt. Kailash? No one's ever climbed it

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Climbing Mt. Kailash: healing hot springs

Risking life on thrilling trek up south face of Mt. Kailash to touch the holy rock

Tibet Travel (Tibet Vista) Nov. 15, 2024: After touching the glaciers and rocks on the northwest slope of Mount Kailash, I headed to the south slope to touch her holiest rock and to worship at the 13 stupas [sacred Śarīra reliquaries] nestled inside the mountain's crevices. Two years ago, I made a wish here to promote the beauty of Tibet and its ancient Vajrayana Buddhist [Hindu and Bon] religious culture, and now I have achieved that.

Trek to healing Khambhu Hot Spring, ancient trade village China border

My followers have grown to over 250,000, and more than 1,000 tourists from around the world have learned about and traveled to Tibet through my videos and traveled with me. This trek up the south slope of Mt. Kailash was incredibly thrilling and dangerous. In August, heavy snow fell from the sky, and I nearly slid off the steep and slippery rocks into a valley more than 50 meters (150 feet) deep. I believe my efforts were worthwhile. As a Tibetan guide, I have successfully led tourists from all over the world in over 60 Kora treks around Mt. Kailash. This is my second successful climb to the 13 stupas on the south slope. The 13 stupas, also known as the "Inner Kora of Mt. Kailash," are the holiest sites for Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims.

If YOU wish to explore Mt. Kailash in depth, I can take you there. It may be dangerous, but you can join me on this adventure for passion and faith, right? I believe in you. Contact me at jamyangtour@gmail.com. I will plan it all with you. Contact: Tibet Vista Jamyang Tour phone: +86 13989918639, email: jamyangtour@gmail.com. WeChat: Jamyang-1234.

• WEBSITE: tibettravel.org

ABOUT: I am Jamyang. I have been working as a tour guide with Tibet Vista Tour for 15 years. In 2020, during the Covid-19 global pandemic, I lost my job as a tour guide. With the support of the company, I immersed myself in filming videos and documenting the culture of Tibet. My goal is to share the beautiful landscapes of Tibet, Tibetan culture, and the genuine and enchanting lifestyle of the local Tibetans with people around the world who love and care about my beloved home country of Tibet. If you plan to visit Tibet, be sure to get in touch with me. I can show you the best and most authentic Tibet.

• Jamyang (Tibet Vista Jamyang Tour); CC Liu, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

What I found in Himalayas: skiing down

Mahavatar Babaji quotes

What I found in the Himalayas that the West couldn’t give me

(Increasing Frequency) Sept. 30, 2025: ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK. On my journey through the Annapurna Circuit in the Himalayas, I went searching for what was missing in my life — a deeper sense of meaning, peace, and connection.

Mahavatar Babaji in the Himalayas

Along the way, I encountered wise old babas, mystics who live in solitude high in the mountains, carrying with them timeless wisdom passed down through generations.

These mystical encounters opened my eyes to lessons that the modern world, especially the West, often overlooks. From simple moments of silence to profound conversations about life, purpose, and spirit, the Himalayas revealed truths I didn’t know I was seeking.

Join me on this journey into the heart of the mountains — where the air is thinner, but the wisdom is infinite. 🌄✨ #Nepal #AnnapurnaCircuitTrek #Himalayas

Skiing down the most DANGEROUS mountain

I skied down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)

Andrzej Bargiel: Red Bull paid

(Red Bull) Nov. 7, 2025: MOUNT EVEREST. Ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first person to climb Mt. Everest and ski back to Everest Base Camp without supplementary oxygen. After nearly 16 hours climbing in the high altitude “Death Zone” (above 26250 feet or 8,000 meters, where oxygen levels are dangerously low), Bargiel clipped into his skis on the summit of allegedly the tallest mountain on earth [which may in fact be Mt. Sumeru or K2] and started his descent via the South Col Route. He reached Camp II that night and rested. The summit ridge and Hillary Step had taken longer than planned, meaning darkness made it dangerous and difficult to navigate further that day. The next morning, he skied through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall guided by a drone flown by his brother, Bartek, before safely arriving at Everest Base Camp to become the first person to ascend and descend Mt. Everest on skis with no supplementary oxygen.

• What I found in the Himalayas that the West couldn’t give me
• (RED BULL) I skied down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
• Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Mt. Everest: Storm traps 1,000 rich climbers

Hundreds trapped by out-of-season blizzard conditions on Mount Everest

COST: Price of completing the world’s most iconic mountain climbs (outforia.com)

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(NBC News) Oct. 5, 2025: Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday on Tibet’s eastern slope of Mount Everest, where nearly 1,000 [rich] people [spending at least $84,000 in 1922 prices for the attempt to summit and gain bragging rights] were trapped by a blizzard, according to Chinese state media reports. NBC News’ Camila Bernal has the latest. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of the day, click: nbcnews.com. #nbcnews #currentevents

(BBC News) Rescuers bringing down rich, trapped, Everest climbers

(DW News) Heavy snowfall has trapped hikers on slopes of Mt. Everest

Heavy snowfall, wind, rain has trapped hikers on the slopes of Mount Everest

(DW News) Oct. 6, 2025: DW (Deutsche World) is a German public broadcast service. One trekker has died. Rescuers have guided hundreds of other trekkers trapped on Everest to safety. Unusually heavy snowfall and rainfall have battered the Himalayas. According to Chinese state media, the hikers have reached the small township of Qudang, Tingri County, and rescuers have made contact with the remaining 200 trekkers. Kenton Cool, a British mountaineer, talks about the situation and rescue efforts.

Yogi walks barefoot in Himalayan snow

(AnomAlien.com) A different yogi meditates frosted in freezing temperatures in the Himalayas

Yogi casually walking in the snow like some kind of Wim Hof (Instagram)

Video shows yogi walking barefoot in Himalayan snow (TOI Trending Desk/etimes.in/5/26/25)

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He did what? I have to step up my practice!

(TOI) A viral video shows a yogi walking barefoot in the freezing, snow-covered Himalayan mountains — and what he says next leaves viewers stunned.

A video shows a yogi walking barefoot in the Himalayas. The yogi is wearing only a thin [linen] cloth. A person recording the video greets him. The yogi says he is coming from Hind Parvat.

He calmly answers questions about the cold and his lack of warm clothing. The video is gaining attention online. Viewers are impressed by his spiritual detachment [rather than the physical obsession we normally exhibit].

The video leaves viewers stunned as it shows a yogi walking barefoot in deep snow, reportedly in the Himalayas. It has gone viral on social media, leaving viewers stunned. What has caught everyone’s attention isn’t any stunt, but the yogi’s calm, peaceful walk through harsh, freezing conditions, wearing nothing but a thin white cloth.

In the video, the yogi, who appears to be in his early 30s, can be seen walking barefoot through thick snow. The person recording the video greets him respectfully, saying, “Jai Kedarnath Maharaj ji” (“Hail Kedarnath, Maharaj-ji” or “Hello, Kedarnath, great holy lord”), then warns him gently, “Aaraam se, aaraam se… kahan se aa rahe ho? (“Careful, careful…where are you coming from?”)

Without hesitation, the yogi replies, “Hind Parvat se aa raha hoon.” Surprised, the man asks again, “Hind Parvat se?” and the yogi calmly repeats, “Haan, Hind Parvat se.” As the two continue talking, the man points toward the snow-covered slopes and asks, “Upar jaa sakte hain? Saari baraf hi dikh rahi hai upar toh” (“Can we go up there? It’s all snow-covered”).

The yogi responds with a smile, “Haan, baraf hi baraf hai” (“Yes, it’s all snow”). The most surprising moment comes when the man, clearly shocked, asks, “Aap aise baraf par nange pair ho?” (“You’re walking barefoot on this snow?”)

The yogi calmly replies, “Nange pair main thodi hoon, yeh toh shareer hai. Yeh shareer nange pair hai, main nahi hoon” (“I am not barefoot – this body is. The body is barefoot, not me”).

The man then says, “Na aapki jacket hai…” (“You’re not even wearing a jacket...”), and the yogi replies, “Kuchh nahi pehna hai” (“I haven’t worn anything special”). Wearing only a thin dhoti, the yogi’s quiet strength and composed presence in the freezing Himalayan cold has drawn admiration and curiosity.

Many online viewers have described it as a powerful example of spiritual detachment and mind-over-body strength, the kind rarely seen in today’s fast-paced world.

While the video continues to gain attention across multiple social media platforms, it was originally shared by the yogi himself, who goes by the username @margdarshakji on Instagram.

The Times of India (TOI) could not independently verify the location, time, or authenticity of the video. Read more at: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

• Times of India, May 26, 2025; Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Dramatic rescue of SoCal female hiker

Stranded hiker 'death gripping' cliff in Southern California rescued | FOX 11 LA

(FOX 11 Los Angeles) April 15, 2025: Dramatic video shared by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office Aviation Division shows a daring rescue that unfolded over the weekend on the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern California as a well-equipped hiker slipped off the trail under very sunny conditions and into a small crevasse or fold, where she became trapped and terrified, clinging on for dear life.

Subscribe to FOX 11 on YouTube: @foxla

• FOX 11 News, Los Angeles, April 15, 2025; Pfc. Sandoval, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

A hike down Yosemite's Half Dome (video)

Raw footage descending from Half Dome with cables

(Lone Wolf Outdoor Adventures) Aug. 29, 2022: HALF DOME CABLES. This is the raw GoPro footage of the ascent on the Half Dome cable section in Yosemite National Park. August 2022 LoneWolfLasVegas.com

Gold, it's everywhere in quartz crystal

World's most mysterious: Mt. Kailash

The Most Mysterious Mountain in the World | Mount Kailash

(Harry Sahota) Premiered Oct. 13, 2024: This is the Mount Kailash mystery: To date, close to 7,000 different people have scaled Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world. K2, the second highest, is much tougher to summit, but people have done it. However, there is one mountain thousands of meters shorter and not even on the list of Top T00 highest peaks in the world that no one dares to attempt to climb, not even the most experienced mountaineers. That mountain is the possible non-mountain Mt. Kailash.

EXPLORE the 14,000-year-old Hindu Cit... How this content was made: Altered or synthetic content. Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated. Learn more:  #mountain #mystery #kailash

Climbing Mt. Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles

Beloved monument was frequently vandalized by clever artists/activists until a fence went up.

Los Angeles Hamalayas hamming it up for the Hollywood cameras with LA as Katmandu

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Mt. Lee with antenna peak, sign on upper left

It's odd how similar Los Angeles, the capital of the world, and Kathmandu, the capital of Buddhist Nepal, are. Both are buttressed against a great range snowy.

Behind Los Angeles to the north is Angeles National Forest, and LA County seems to continue behind this great forest, headwaters, and occasionally snowy peaks. Just like the view of the Himalayan range north of Kathmandu, it's not possible to tell which one is Mt. Everest.

Wow, that's Everest from below? No, on the left.

Old timey Hollywood Land sign (circa 1930)

That's odd since, allegedly, it's the tallest mountain in the world. It's actually probably about the fourth or fifth tallest, behind Mt. Sumeru (which may have sunk and become the current tallest) Mt. Mauna Kea, K2 above ancient Gandhara (the Buddha's country Afghanistan-Pakistan), and one that allegedly bulges at the equator to be the tallest when measured from the center of the planet.

List of mountain peaks by prominence. The iconic Hollywood sign rests on the scrub brush slopes of Mt. Lee in Hollywood along Beechwood Canyon, the street the first Theravada Buddhist temple in Los Angeles was set up by the Sri Lankan community (farther south right next to Hollywood Blvd.)

The name of the mountain (Mt. Lee) separating Hollywood from The Valley is not "Mt. H Sign," and Mt. Everest isn't the name of the peak in Nepal. Its actual name is Sagarmatha ("Goddess of the Sky") in Nepal and Qomolangma ("Holy Mother") in Tibet.

Bonkers history of (and treacherous journey to) both sides of the Hollywood sign

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Griffith Park Observatory's clear view of the sign

(Wonderhussy Adventures) Sept. 18, 2024: Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #827. Date of adventure: 8/1/24. Wonderhussy's friend Mike Z promised to take het up to the world-famous Hollywood sign — "but wouldn’t you know it, he brought me to the ass end" (rear entrance)!

"Which one's Everest?" #1 question on flight to summit

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Griffith Observatory with sign to the northwest

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Mom, I'm trekking to Mt. Everest (video)

I visited Mount Everest Base Camp

(Luke Korns) July 28, 2024: What's up? My name is Luke Korns. I trekked to Everest Base Camp with a retired Nepalese Sherpa guide from the Himalayas. His name is Phanden. To contact him, email sherpa.phanden@gmail.com. Follow me on Twitter (lukekorns ) or Instagram (LukeKorns).

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Once upon a time in Nepal...

Just give me a few years of silence.

Once upon a time in Nepal a boy sought enlightenment. He sat under a tree in the woods. But soon he attracted all the wrong kind of attention. It wasn't just the tree spirits and unseen beings who haunt the forest. It was devoted looky-loos and devoted observers. He got up and went somewhere else, acting like a modern-day Siddhartha.

[But Prince Sid Gautama was actually in Gandhara, what the ancient Greeks called Scythia, in the territory or mahajanapada of the Sakas (Indo-Scythians) called Kapilavastu. But never mind about that detail; historians have relocated him to tiny Nepal on the border of India where it's easier to safeguard his story and monuments, leaving the massive ones in and around his hometown in Afghanistan to languish for centuries with no one paying much attention until recently: Mes Aynak, Bamiyan, Ajina Tepe...]

I'm a do-it-yourselfer, a self-awakened buddha.

The boy's name was Ram Bahadur Bomjon (nicknamed "Buddha Boy" for some similarities to the story of Siddhartha), who eventually became an esoteric Vajrayana lama and spiraled into disrepute. Too much fame too soon does that to a meditator.

What would it have taken to ascend the mountain of wisdom and reach the pinnacle of knowing-and-seeing? Restraints on practice, boundaries, a solid disciplinary code (vinaya). "All we ever wanted was everything. All we ever got was cold," sings Bauhaus. Now could an American reach the Holy Land and get to the base of what is reputedly the tallest mountain in the world?

But, Son, what about avalanches? - Oh, Mom!

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• Luke Korns, wandering in Nepal, 2024; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly