US EditionWalnut Creek Native Becomes First Person Ever to Ski Down the North Face of Mount Everest
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On October 15, three weeks after Polish Andrzej Bargiel's oxygen-free descent from the southern slope, the 50-year-old Californian came to the end of the biggest challenge of extreme skiers by descending the direct from the north side of the roof of the world. A Tibetan slope where the snowboarder of Chamonix Marco Siffredi disappeared in September 2002 at the age of 23.
Walnut Creek Native Becomes First Person Ever to Ski Down the North Face of Mount Everest
Former Walnut Creek resident Jim Morrison just skied about 30,000 feet down the north face of Mount Everest, becoming the first person ever to ski down Everest’s steepest and most challenging route, the Hornbein Couloir.Mountain climber Jim Morrison is a native of Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County, though these days he lives in Tahoe City, California. That’s probably a more appropriate place for him to live, considering that he has already ski…
First Look: Jim Morrison Completes Historic Descent of Everest North Face | National Geographic
On Oct. 15, 2025, world-renowned mountaineer Jim Morrison entered the history books as he skied down the Hornbein Couloir, long considered the most elusive and challenging route in ski mountaineering. This record-breaking achievement will be featured in an upcoming National Geographic Documentary feature film which is currently in production with Oscar- and BAFTA-winning directors Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. –National Geographic From a prev…
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