A Ski 50-Year-Old Bro Named Jim Morrison Just Became The First Person EVER To Ski Down The North Face Of Mount Everest

Shyaaaa brah 🤙 🤙!!! Fifty years young and still pushing the envelope. Meanwhile my knee can't even handle mount-fucking-Sunapee after the Minihane/New York basketball fiasco. Totally worth it though! I'm actually glad I tore both my ACL and my meniscus to prove nothing to no one. Anywho, guys like Jim always amaze me. He's FIFTY years old and still sending it like he has nothing to lose.

From ABC...

Source - An American skier made history on Wednesday as the first to descend Mount Everest's notoriously narrow north face route. Jim Morrison, 50, accomplished the feat at 7:45 p.m. local time after spending over six weeks on the mountain, according to National Geographic.

The route, a combination of the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs, began at an incredible height of 29,032 feet. It was his third attempt to ski the line.

History was made just four hours and five minutes after Morrison began his descent when he reached Camp One at 19,974 feet in elevation.

He was joined by Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi -- the Oscar-winning documentary directors behind the 2018 rock climbing film, "Free Solo,” -- who documented the historical achievement for a forthcoming National Geographic film.

A combination of the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs? 

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For the non-skiers reading this blog, a couloir is "a steep, narrow gully or ravine on a mountainside, often found in alpine terrain." In other words, you don't ski them unless you know what the fuck you're doing…and that's a understatement. The Couloirs on Everest basically (and literally) swallow people alive, which makes the fact that Morrison survived it that much more impressive. 

I also loved when GMA asked him if there were any "dangerous moments." Um yes, idiot, all of them. If you fall, you're literally dead.

He dedicated the run to his late partner who died in a climbing accident in Nepal three years earlier. Here's what he had to say..

Speaking with National Geographic about the emotional moment, Morrison said, "I had a little conversation with her and felt like I could dedicate the whole day to her." “Standing on the north face of Everest, finishing this climb was overwhelming and deeply personal," Morrison said. "It’s the culmination of years of work and an extraordinary team effort. Climbing the direct north face and skiing what Hilaree and I believed to be the world’s greatest ski run was a dream we chased together. Hilaree’s spirit and energy was a galvanizing force for me and this incredible team. I hope what we accomplished honors her and the love for these mountains we shared,” Morrison said.

No word on when the documentary is coming out, but I'll be watching when it does. Here's the initial trailer..

Shout out to Jimbo on the accomplishment. The last time anyone summited that part of Everest was 1991. Not only did he do that, but he skied down it. Incredible. Thanks for reading.