After two years of travel restrictions it was phenomenal to return to Nepal and the Khumbu region and get back to work. We made videos, aerial footage and photographs, trekked and summited Lobuche East (20,075ft/6,145m). Seeing team members and friends along the way was such a joy and every day. It was a gorgeous visit…

Thanks so much to Kathmandu International Film Festival for the invitation to give a Masterclass on “Making the Dream Real.” Sixty-six attendees came for an hour long presentation on the story of “Dream Mountain,” creative insights and how to actualize their own dreams. The presentation was based on years of black and white photography of…

“Dream Mountain” was the opening film of Kathmandu International Film Festival, playing to a full house in Kathmandu, Nepal. The film has been seen at International Mountainfilm Alliance Festivals around the world and we were thrilled to bring it home, where the filming started, in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was great to celebrate the experience with…

It was great to share fourteen black and white prints from behind the scenes of “Dream Mountain” at the Nepal Tourism Board in Kathmandu. The show coincided with Kathmandu International Film Festival. It was wonderful to talk with with the press and visitors at the event. Huge thanks to Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, Torakichi Akita…

Being back in Khumbu again gave us a chance to capture much needed aerial photographs of Cholatse and footage to add to “Dream Mountain.” It was great working with Heli Pilot Andy Thapa to get the right angles for the film. We were able to add four new aerial clips to the documentary. The black…

So grateful to summit Lobuche East (20,075ft) on a crystal clear day with 360º views of surrounding Himalayan mountains. We had a great team including leader Pasang Tenzin Sherpa, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa, Jangmu Sherpa, and myself. The climb gave us a whole new perspective on Cholatse, the peak we previously summited…

“Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Selects “Dream Mountain” for the 2021/22 World Tour! “‘It’s great to have a Nepali view of climbing, told from a woman’s perspective, not just a film about a woman.” –Banff World Tour Selection Committee It is an honor to share the news that Dream Mountain was selected for the 2021/22 Banff…

So excited to share that “Dream Mountain” has received its 5th top tier laurel and will be featured at Austria’s Mountain Film International Graz festival in November! Mountainfilm Graz, a member of the esteemed International Alliance for Mountain Film (IAMF), with 28 members around the world – will take place November 9-13, 2021. Since 1986, Mountainfilm…

How wonderful to return to teaching at Santa Fe Workshops – IN REAL LIFE! A phenomenally talented, kind, creative group came together for “The Language of Black and White” making it even more special to work and play side by side again. It was great to share the story the expedition photographs behind the scenes…

Around 1917, photographer and gallerist Alfred Stieglitz wrote to the young Georgia O’Keeffe, “Just keep going……” I often wonder, what if she hadn’t? What if she stopped painting during the Spanish Flu epidemic? What if she ceased during World War II? What if she let critical assumptions intimidate her? What if she ended her long…