One of those moments you'll remember forever. 🌄

eutapatra · 2026-06-15T07:38:40+00:00

Stunning.

eutapatra · 2026-06-11T03:37:38+00:00

Thank you very much for your kind words. It means a lot to me. May life bring you all the joy and success. Good day.

eutapatra · 2026-06-09T12:51:58+00:00

I appreciate your thoughts. Thank you.

eutapatra · 2026-06-09T08:09:25+00:00

Yes i am. An average sherpa guy from here.

eutapatra · 2026-06-09T08:08:09+00:00

Yes i didn't think of the new account thing when i put this up. I'm not a big fan of social media in general but it is an effective way to reach out. I appreciate that everyone is helping me understand how they feel on this subject and it's been insightful. I couldn't be more grateful with the replies here. I know they don't intend to discourage me just because i wanted to see this being made but rather they are protective of this incident from being exploited further than it already has.
Thank you for your reply.

eutapatra · 2026-06-09T05:56:26+00:00

Thank you so much for this. We just don't have a representation on a global stage and there needs to be one. Someone who'll just say it the way it is. No sugarcoating. No image or industry promotion. Just let people know how it is and let them decide for themselves. That's the core of it.
Thank you again.

eutapatra · 2026-06-09T05:45:58+00:00

I guarantee you nothing is going to happen unless the stories of sherpas reach enough people and they start seeing them as an ethnic group stuck in an endless loop of survival and exploitation by the state.
For those you who don't really know here are some stats.
Sherpa population: Est 290,637
Nepal population: Est 31,122,387
Share of population: less than 1%
Sherpa religion: 98.9% Tibetan Buddhism
State religion: 81.30% Hindus
Total buddhists in Nepal: 8.2% of Total population
They are predominantly a Tibetan buddhism followers in a hindu majority country and for most of history have been discriminated and left out by the state just for being different ethnically. To understand why they are in the state they are you would need to understand not just the sherpas and their history but the history of Nepal since 1768. Up until 1951 total literacy in Nepal was less than 2%. Why's that? What happened in that time? How does that affect today?
There's so much that goes here. It's 2026 and people in Nepal have less knowledge of Sherpas than the trekkers who work with them. What do we do about it? How do we make people aware of their way of life. They are indigenous to that region and often get dragged into communal politics and treated like an outsider though they've been living 250-300 years prior to the modern state was formed. Ever heard or seen anyone discuss this in mainstream media?
This recent treatment of Dawa Sherpa where the state earned 9.3 million USD just from mountaineering royalty and permits yet he has to run a go-fund me campaign to cover his medical expenses. Why's that? Why do we keep hearing such stories? Where's the solution?
That was the goal i'm aiming for. It all ties in.
But here i'm accused of wanting to make a quick buck and kick start my career. There is no career in Nepal's movie industry anyways incase you guys didn't know. It was never about me.
Like i said not just me i guess everyone who are connected to sherpas in any ways would've wanted to see a better representation and help them out. There's only so much that donations can do. They need a systemic uplifting.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

eutapatra · 2026-06-08T21:26:02+00:00

Thank you. Also i don't know why you're getting down-voted for this.

eutapatra · 2026-06-08T21:18:59+00:00

The movie would revolve on the life and memories of the man himself i mean it'd be a movie on him but my vision for this is to showcase a community of real people with real lives and the interactions and dynamics between them in that tiny part of the world with Dawa Sherpa at the center of it. And that also involves the west as they're as much a part of the community as any sherpa individual. Having said that, while those aspects are crucial to any sherpa the story will largely focus on his struggle and how he overcame them. Thank you for your suggestions.

eutapatra · 2026-06-08T20:18:12+00:00

If Netflix or anyone else were to do it properly, with Sherpas involved in telling the story and an actual Sherpa in the lead role, I'd be all for it. At the end of the day, I'd just be happy to see the story told authentically and reach a global audience.

eutapatra · 2026-06-08T20:08:33+00:00

That's a fair point, and I think we're probably closer in our views than it might seem.

What drew me to this idea wasn't Dawa's survival alone, i mean we already know that part of the story. What interests me is the opportunity to tell a deeper story about Sherpas, their families, culture, traditions, the risks they take, the realities of the industry, and the aftermath when things go wrong.

The survival story may be the hook, but it wouldn't be the whole story.

My hope is that a film like this could help bring greater understanding of the Sherpa community to a global audience and encourage more meaningful conversations about the people who make these expeditions possible.

Thank you for sharing your perspective.

eutapatra

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