{"id":203109,"date":"2026-11-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=203109"},"modified":"2026-11-09T15:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:51:55","slug":"a-historic-ski-descent-of-everests-north-face-with-jim-morrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/a-historic-ski-descent-of-everests-north-face-with-jim-morrison","title":{"rendered":"The First Ski Descent of Everest&#8217;s North Face with Jim Morrison"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/79e03a86-8dec-4aa1-9d27-55c078c78c24?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/a-historic-ski-descent-of-everests-north-face-with-jim-morrison\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Morrison is a ski mountaineer who has spent more than a decade climbing and skiing some of the most challenging mountains in the world. In 2018, he and his life partner, Hilaree Nelson, became the first people to climb and ski down Lhotse, the 28,000 foot Himalayan peak neighboring Mount Everest. In October 2025, after years of pursuing an even bigger objective, Jim became the first person to climb and ski down the treacherous north face of Mount Everest. The historic expedition came after years of personal tragedy, a global pandemic, knee surgery, and the immense logistical challenges of attempting one of the most difficult ski mountaineering objectives in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Jim:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jimwmorrison\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/everest-the-other-side-2026-246958\/movie-overview\">Get tickets to see <em>Everest: The Other Side<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/travel\">Explore upcoming REI x Intrepid Travel trips!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/smartwool\/c\/all\">Smartwool<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Jim Morrison is a ski mountaineer who has spent more than a decade climbing and skiing some of the most challenging mountains in the world. In 2018, he and his life partner, Hilaree Nelson, became the first people to climb and ski down Lhotse, the 28,000 foot Himalayan peak neighboring Mount Everest. 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