The Porter (film)

The Porter

Cinematography| Babin Dulal

Release date

| March 29th, 2020
Language| Nepali, English

The Porter: The Untold Story at Everest is a 2020 Documentary Film following the first known American Porter (carrier) to aid a Mount Everest base camps expedition in Nepal and the living and working conditions experienced along the way.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Premise
* 2 Reception
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Premise[edit]

In 2019, Nathaniel James Menninger became the first known American Porter to aid a Everest base camps expedition.[1] Eating Dal bhat, working with a Tumpline namlo and speaking Nepali language|Nepali,[2] he immersed in Porter lifestyle.[3] The film follows Menninger from Kathmandu to Jiri, up through the Himalayas valley and to Mount Everest.[4] In Lukla, Menninger works with other Tamang people. The film documents the Porter experienced conditions along the way.

## Reception[edit]

After its release, The Porter appeared as the feature of a CNN article. As a result, the film went viral and reached over 450,000 views.[5] The film and its issue have appeared in other major news outlets including Setopati,[6] Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) 3 Deportes[7] and Outside (magazine)[8]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, Tamara Hardingham-Gill. "The American man who became a porter on Everest". CNN. Retrieved 2020-12-22. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
2. ↑ "The Porter: what it's really like to work one of the hardest jobs on the planet". www.thebmc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
3. ↑ "Exploitation on Mount Everest". Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
4. ↑ "'Unusual' Doesn't Begin to Describe Former UVA Lacrosse Player's Adventures". UVA Today. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
5. ↑ "The Porter: The Untold Story at Everest (2020) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
6. ↑ "पर्यटक होइन, भरिया भएर सगरमाथा आधार शिविर पुगेका अमेरिकी". Setopati. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
7. ↑ "Antena 3 Deportes // Nathaniel J. Menninger - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
8. ↑ Outdoor, Outside | Le magazine des amoureux de sports et culture (2020-10-16). "Film complet : " The Porter ", un Américain dans la peau d'un porteur sur l'Everest". Outside | Le magazine des amoureux de sports et culture Outdoor (in français). Retrieved 2020-12-22.

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