Company: Arzu Mammadova – Arzu Urshan

Cpuntry: Azerbaijan

Section: DOCUMENTARY – INDIVIDUAL SPORT

Director: Arzu Mammadova

Editing: Elena Luzanova

Photo: Vjaceslav Sacharov

Producer: Arzu Mammadova – Arzu Urshan

 

Synopsis:

This is the story of Elmira Aslanova, a girl from the remote mountain village of Seyudlu in Azerbaijan. As a 6-year-old girl, she often ran away to play in the mountains, in the vast expanses of her native village. Brought up in strict Muslim traditions, Elmira would later do something that would become a shining example for many Azerbaijani women, inspiring them to pursue incredible goals and dreams. Her love for the mountains led her to Nepal and to Tibet, as well as to the peaks of the Agrydag mountains in Turkey, Kazbek in Georgia, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Ojos del Salado in Chile, and Akongaua in Argentina. Finally, in 2023, this fragile girl stood atop Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 8848 meters! Elmira became the only Azerbaijani female climber to reach the summit of Everest.