‘They’re Still Humans Like the Rest of Us’: Watch the ‘Everest: The Other Side’ Directors Discuss Relating to Extreme Athletes

‘They’re Still Humans Like the Rest of Us’: Watch the ‘Everest: The Other Side’ Directors Discuss Relating to Extreme Athletes

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin know a thing or two about extreme athletes. From the daring rock climbing of “Free Solo” to their new film “Everest: The Other Side,” which follows Jim Morrison’s attempts to fulfill his late wife Hilaree Nelson’s dream of skiing down the world’s tallest mountain, the documentarians love to capture fearless people drawn to extreme challenges. During a conversation about “Everest” with IndieWire features …

Everest: The Other Side

Elite outdoor adventurers and ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson fell deeply in love while challenging each other to reach the summit of their sport. Their formidable partnership turned into a bold, shared goal: to climb and ski the direct north face of Mount Everest, the most dangerous and coveted ski descent on Earth. The mountain's remote Chinese side holds Everest's longest and purest ski line, rarely climbed and never before s…