In ‘Everest: The Other Side,’ Tragedy and Triumph Intermingle on the Peaks of Nepal
Hike up and ski down was Jim Morrison’s relatively straightforward dream, albeit not on your typical ski hill.
Morrison and his partner Hilaree Nelson aspired to summit Mount Everest’s north side, something only five people had ever done. None had ever skied down it. Given the long stream of mountaineers that queue up on the south face, you could call it the most drastic feat ever of avoiding a lift line.
Everest: The Other Side, by Free Solo filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, is the big-screen chronicle of Morrison and Nelson’s mission. Theirs is a quixotic aspiration…
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