Inside Everest’s daring ski descent: video has Jimmy Chin and Jim Morrison talk documentary
Reported by ABC News ·
A documentary about Everest
National Geographic’s “Everest: The Other Side” documents a climb on Mount Everest’s north face. The film also follows a ski descent. Jimmy Chin, a filmmaker and ski mountaineer, discusses the documentary with Jim Morrison. Their conversation centers on the film’s account of the climb and descent.
The north face climb
The documentary portrays the ascent as daring. Its route is Mount Everest’s north face. The north face climb is one part of the story the film documents. The other is the ski descent that follows it.
A climb and ski descent
The film brings an ascent and a descent together in its account of Everest. The descent is by ski. Chin and Morrison discuss the documentary’s focus on both parts of the journey. National Geographic is the distributor named for the film.
Key points
- Jimmy Chin and Jim Morrison discuss National Geographic’s “Everest: The Other Side.”
- The documentary follows a daring climb up Mount Everest’s north face.
- The film also documents a ski descent.