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My Everest review: A horseback journey to the world's highest mountain

Carl Woods's moving documentary My Everest tells the story of Max Stainton-Parfitt, who has cerebral palsy, and his epic expedition to Everest South Base Camp

By Katie Smith-Wong

26 April 2023

MY EVEREST Film Distributed by Bohemia Media My Everest is in cinemas 27 April

Max Stainton-Parfitt (front) with supporters and Sherpas on his way to Everest South Base Camp


Carl Woods
UK cinemas from 27 April

IN 2018, Max Stainton-Parfitt became the first person with cerebral palsy to reach an Everest base camp on . His journey is the focus of My Everest, a new documentary written and directed by Carl Woods.

When the documentary opens, Stainton-Parfitt is candid about his mission and his disability. “I’m doing this mad thing to prove people wrong,” he says. In the first few moments of the film, Stainton-Parfitt acknowledges that he faces difficulties that…

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