Blindsight

The documentary is set in Tibet. There is a school for the blind in Lhasa. Sabriye Tenberken founded it. She is a blind German social worker. It is the first school for the blind in the city. One day the students hear about Erik Weihenmayer. Weihenmayer is a blind climber who has stood on the summit of Everest. The students invite him to the school. Weihenmayer accepts the invitation. A climb is then planned together. The goal is Lhakpa Ri, beside Everest. The peak stands above seven thousand metres. Six blind teenagers set out. They are Kyila, Sonam Bhumtso, Tashi, Gyenshen, Dachung and Tenzin. Lucy Walker directed the hundred and four minute documentary. The British production was finished in 2006.