Blindsight follows a group of mountain climbers, led by Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to climb Mt. Everest, who lead a group of blind Tibetan children in an attempt to reach the peak of thhe 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri. The children are all engaging and their back stories are far more interesting than the tale of the climb. Many of the group leaders seem more focused on having the children reach the peak than on doing what is best for the children which makes Blindsight rather aggravating to watch.

Oddly absent from Blindsight is footage of the children attempting difficult parts of the climb. Most of their footage is of them on what seems to be relatively level ground. The infighting among the group leaders supplies what little drama the film has to offer. This would have been a better film without the mountain climbing part. I was much more interested in the blind school established by Sabriye Tenberken and the stories of the children who attended it. I want to see that movie.