The enduring fascination of the world’s highest mountain is reframed in this dutifully stirring documentary about a renowned Sherpa’s quest to honour the peak that his people refer to as Chomolungma or the “Mother Goddess of the World”. Having retired from climbing, Mingma Tsiri Sherpa returns once more; his hope is to restore balance by bringing down some of the 200 or so bodies of dead climbers and sherpas that remain on the slopes. Jereme Watt’s film combines the requisite breathtaking shots of majestic towering peaks with insights into the profound spiritual significance of Mount Everest to the devout Buddhist Sherpas. …It’s undeniably spectacular, but the most arresting shots are not the traditionally beautiful frames full of blue skies and frosted peaks. More striking are the scenes that show snaking queues of climbers, trudging into the dead zone to take their turn at the summit; the necklaces of lights as chains of mountaineers ascend by night when the ice is firmer.-Screen Daily