Feature film idea: A young Sherpa climber chasing the mountain that took his father.
I’m not a writer or filmmaker, but I had this idea for a movie that I think would be really cool to see made.
It’s about a young Sherpa kid growing up in modern Nepal. His family has a history with climbing, but they don’t want him anywhere near the mountains because his father, a Sherpa climber, died on K2 while guiding an expedition.
The kid has always had this weird pull toward climbing though. As he gets older, he starts climbing anything he can, eventually realizing he has a natural ability for it. He starts doing bigger and bigger climbs, partly because he loves it and partly because he wants to help his family.
Eventually he does something nobody expects, like climbing Everest alone at a young age. His family isn’t proud at first—they’re terrified because they know how dangerous it is and they already lost someone they loved to the mountains.
After leaving home, he sets his sights on K2, the mountain that took his father. The whole story would be about him trying to understand his father, prove himself, and figure out why he feels connected to the mountains.
I just think there’s something really cool about a story like this: the mountains, Sherpa culture, family, legacy, and someone chasing something they can’t explain.
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I’m not really looking for anything from this, I just think it would be awesome to watch a movie like this someday.
Posted Jul 11, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC