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A dream realized…

On October 15, 2025, @jimwmorrison completed the first ski descent of the Hornbein Couloir via the Super Direct route on Everest’s north face.

Reinhold Messner called this line “the most beautiful route on Everest”an elegant plumb line connecting the Japanese and Hornbein Couloirs, starting at 20,000 feet and climbing 9000ft to the summit. A climb and ski line that has captured imaginations for decades. A line that has never let anyone descend it.

My journey with this route began in 2003 with @stephen_koch. After two months contemplating those 9,000 vertical feet, we turned back at 7,000m. Attempting the north face of Everest changed me and left a deep impression. After years of consideration, I decided a decade ago that it wasn’t going to happen for me in this lifetime. When Jim and Hilaree approached me in 2020, ready to attempt what I’d thought impossible, I felt both dread and inevitability.

What Jim accomplished that day defies words. The stakes couldn’t have been higher - zero margin for error in the infinite calculus of decisions and each perfect turn after another. But this was never a solo effort—it was a masterclass in leadership and teamwork. Jim’s vision, resilience, and fortitude inspired everyone to rise to the challenge. 

12 of us summited on the last day of our permit via a route that hadn’t been climbed in 30 years. Several previous attempts to climb, ski or snowboard the line ended in tragedy. I am grateful we all came home.

@estebantopomena and @robrtomorales fixed lines to the summit with relentless endurance and through brutal conditions. @carla.perez.ec carried the team’s spirit. Our Sherpa team’s dedication was profound. Selflessness, absolute trust, and unwavering belief, when all seemed lost, defined the ethos of the entire team.

To the production team: years of commitment to an impossible dream, thank you.

Jim, you are a true gem of a human being. Witnessing you achieve this seemingly impossible goal fills me with gratitude beyond expression. After six years and three expeditions, today, I can finally breathe easy.

We hope we did you proud Hilaree.

@natgeo 
@thenorthface 

Continued in comments…
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A dream realized… On October 15, 2025, @jimwmorrison completed the first ski descent of the Hornbein Couloir via the Super Direct route on Everest’s north face. Reinhold Messner called this line “the most beautiful route on Everest”an elegant plumb line connecting the Japanese and Hornbein Couloirs, starting at 20,000 feet and climbing 9000ft to the summit. A climb and ski line that has captured imaginations for decades. A line that has never let anyone descend it. My journey with this route began in 2003 with @stephen_koch. After two months contemplating those 9,000 vertical feet, we turned back at 7,000m. Attempting the north face of Everest changed me and left a deep impression. After years of consideration, I decided a decade ago that it wasn’t going to happen for me in this lifetime. When Jim and Hilaree approached me in 2020, ready to attempt what I’d thought impossible, I felt both dread and inevitability. What Jim accomplished that day defies words. The stakes couldn’t have been higher - zero margin for error in the infinite calculus of decisions and each perfect turn after another. But this was never a solo effort—it was a masterclass in leadership and teamwork. Jim’s vision, resilience, and fortitude inspired everyone to rise to the challenge. 12 of us summited on the last day of our permit via a route that hadn’t been climbed in 30 years. Several previous attempts to climb, ski or snowboard the line ended in tragedy. I am grateful we all came home. @estebantopomena and @robrtomorales fixed lines to the summit with relentless endurance and through brutal conditions. @carla.perez.ec carried the team’s spirit. Our Sherpa team’s dedication was profound. Selflessness, absolute trust, and unwavering belief, when all seemed lost, defined the ethos of the entire team. To the production team: years of commitment to an impossible dream, thank you. Jim, you are a true gem of a human being. Witnessing you achieve this seemingly impossible goal fills me with gratitude beyond expression. After six years and three expeditions, today, I can finally breathe easy. We hope we did you proud Hilaree. @natgeo @thenorthface Continued in comments…
On October 15, 2025, @jimwmorrison completed the first ski descent of Mount Everest’s Hornbein Couloir—solving what elite ski mountaineers worldwide called "the last great problem."

Skiing down this 9,000-foot vertical line from Everest's summit at 29,032 feet, combined with the successful summit ascent, represents the most significant achievement in ski mountaineering history. The feat required five years of logistical planning, three expedition attempts, and a lifetime of preparation.

Academy Award-winning ‘Free Solo’ directors @chaivasarhelyi and @jimmychin captured Morrison’s grueling physical and emotional journey for the upcoming @natgeodocs film “Everest North” (working title).
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On October 15, 2025, @jimwmorrison completed the first ski descent of Mount Everest’s Hornbein Couloir—solving what elite ski mountaineers worldwide called "the last great problem." Skiing down this 9,000-foot vertical line from Everest's summit at 29,032 feet, combined with the successful summit ascent, represents the most significant achievement in ski mountaineering history. The feat required five years of logistical planning, three expedition attempts, and a lifetime of preparation. Academy Award-winning ‘Free Solo’ directors @chaivasarhelyi and @jimmychin captured Morrison’s grueling physical and emotional journey for the upcoming @natgeodocs film “Everest North” (working title).
@alexhonnold doing what he does best…

Yosemite, CA

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@alexhonnold doing what he does best… Yosemite, CA @thenorthface
Hilaree Nelson and @jimwmorrison shared a dream to climb and ski Everest’s direct North Face, a feat no one had ever accomplished. From Academy Award®-winning filmmakers @chaivasarhelyi and @jimmychin , Everest: The Other Side, only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.
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Hilaree Nelson and @jimwmorrison shared a dream to climb and ski Everest’s direct North Face, a feat no one had ever accomplished. From Academy Award®-winning filmmakers @chaivasarhelyi and @jimmychin , Everest: The Other Side, only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.
Jimmy Chin takes iPhone 18 Pro to new heights to depict the spiritual connection between climber and pure verticality.

See the work as part of our global photography exhibition “What Holds Us,” exploring the search for human connection within a heavily distracted contemporary world. Through moments of touch, gaze, care, ritual, solitude, and shared experience, the artists explore presence and the ways we relate, belong, and find meaning. In New York City September 18-20. 

#ShotoniPhone by @jimmychin
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Jimmy Chin takes iPhone 18 Pro to new heights to depict the spiritual connection between climber and pure verticality. See the work as part of our global photography exhibition “What Holds Us,” exploring the search for human connection within a heavily distracted contemporary world. Through moments of touch, gaze, care, ritual, solitude, and shared experience, the artists explore presence and the ways we relate, belong, and find meaning. In New York City September 18-20. #ShotoniPhone by @jimmychin Commissioned by Apple
After years of planning, mountaineer @jimwmorrison successfully skied down Mount Everest’s narrow Hornbein Couloir—notching an achievement that has captivated skiers and alpinists for decades. 
 
At 12:45 p.m. local time Morrison reached Everest’s peak via the same route after six and a half weeks on the mountain and a grueling summit push. With him were 11 other climbers, including fixers, Sherpas and a film crew led by photographer and National Geographic Explorer @jimmychin. Chin and @chaivasarhelyi who won an Oscar for the 2018 film "Free Solo,” are directing a @natgeodocs film on Morrison's achievement.
 
After their summit photos, Morrison spread the ashes of his late partner Hilaree Nelson, who died almost exactly three years ago in a fall from near the summit of the world’s eighth highest peak, Manaslu. “I had a little conversation with her and felt like I could dedicate the whole day to her,” says Morrison.
 
The rest of the crew began the long, slow descent along the fixed lines. Morrison, however, clicked into his skis and spent the next four hours and five minutes carefully hop turning and carving the icy 50-degree slope that descends a staggering 12,000 vertical feet back to the Rongbuk Glacier. 

Read more about this achievement at the link in bio. In these images:
 
Photo 1: Morrison trains in the shadow of Everest’s north face in 2024.
 
Photo 2: Jimmy Chin, right, summited Everest alongside Morrison, left, and then led a team of filmmakers to chronicle the descent for a forthcoming National Geographic documentary film.
 
Photo 3: For years, Morrison planned to ski the Hornbein Couloir with his life partner, Hilaree Nelson. But Nelson tragically passed away in September 2022. Nelson was also a National Geographic Explorer and the 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.
 
Photos 4 and 5: The vast majority of activity on Everest happens on the mountain’s southern flank. But the peak’s northern aspect, pictured here, receives less sunlight and holds snow longer, making it more desirable for skiers.
 
Photos from left to right by @jimmychin, @sav.cummins, TNF/Zuma Press Wire, @sav.cummins
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After years of planning, mountaineer @jimwmorrison successfully skied down Mount Everest’s narrow Hornbein Couloir—notching an achievement that has captivated skiers and alpinists for decades. At 12:45 p.m. local time Morrison reached Everest’s peak via the same route after six and a half weeks on the mountain and a grueling summit push. With him were 11 other climbers, including fixers, Sherpas and a film crew led by photographer and National Geographic Explorer @jimmychin. Chin and @chaivasarhelyi who won an Oscar for the 2018 film "Free Solo,” are directing a @natgeodocs film on Morrison's achievement. After their summit photos, Morrison spread the ashes of his late partner Hilaree Nelson, who died almost exactly three years ago in a fall from near the summit of the world’s eighth highest peak, Manaslu. “I had a little conversation with her and felt like I could dedicate the whole day to her,” says Morrison. The rest of the crew began the long, slow descent along the fixed lines. Morrison, however, clicked into his skis and spent the next four hours and five minutes carefully hop turning and carving the icy 50-degree slope that descends a staggering 12,000 vertical feet back to the Rongbuk Glacier. Read more about this achievement at the link in bio. In these images: Photo 1: Morrison trains in the shadow of Everest’s north face in 2024. Photo 2: Jimmy Chin, right, summited Everest alongside Morrison, left, and then led a team of filmmakers to chronicle the descent for a forthcoming National Geographic documentary film. Photo 3: For years, Morrison planned to ski the Hornbein Couloir with his life partner, Hilaree Nelson. But Nelson tragically passed away in September 2022. Nelson was also a National Geographic Explorer and the 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Photos 4 and 5: The vast majority of activity on Everest happens on the mountain’s southern flank. But the peak’s northern aspect, pictured here, receives less sunlight and holds snow longer, making it more desirable for skiers. Photos from left to right by @jimmychin, @sav.cummins, TNF/Zuma Press Wire, @sav.cummins
Everest: The Other Side is “nail-biting”, “thrilling”, and “exhilarating”!
 
Experience it only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.
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Everest: The Other Side is “nail-biting”, “thrilling”, and “exhilarating”!   Experience it only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.
@alexhonnold the day before he free soloed El Capitan. Some people are just built different…
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@alexhonnold the day before he free soloed El Capitan. Some people are just built different…
Spot the difference.

@thenorthface 

Second photo by Rob Frost.
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Spot the difference. @thenorthface Second photo by Rob Frost.
@alexhonnold composed and casual, free soloing 2,000 feet above the deck on the Enduro Pitch of Freerider. Full extension with mere finger tips in contact with the granite, feet smeared on nothing. Alex’s process to prepare for his dream of free soloing El Cap was an incredible, sometimes-stressful journey to witness. But it was unquestionably mind-bending to watch.
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@alexhonnold composed and casual, free soloing 2,000 feet above the deck on the Enduro Pitch of Freerider. Full extension with mere finger tips in contact with the granite, feet smeared on nothing. Alex’s process to prepare for his dream of free soloing El Cap was an incredible, sometimes-stressful journey to witness. But it was unquestionably mind-bending to watch.
@jimwmorrison and Hilaree Nelson skied the biggest lines on earth. They had one left. The direct north face of Everest is the ultimate line on the ultimate mountain. From the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers of Free Solo, @chaivasarhelyi and @jimmychin , comes Everest: The Other Side, only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.
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@jimwmorrison and Hilaree Nelson skied the biggest lines on earth. They had one left. The direct north face of Everest is the ultimate line on the ultimate mountain. From the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers of Free Solo, @chaivasarhelyi and @jimmychin , comes Everest: The Other Side, only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.
@deanpotter would have been 54 years old yesterday. He was one of a kind. Miss you my friend.
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@deanpotter would have been 54 years old yesterday. He was one of a kind. Miss you my friend.
My parents used to say, “Of course we’re worried. There’s no word in Chinese for what you do.” As the kid of Chinese immigrants, I was told there were only three careers: doctor, lawyer, or professor. Climbing bum was not on that list. When I finished college, I was sure these traditional expectations didn’t fit me, and I decided to make up my own way through the world. I would spend my twenties drifting between climbing destinations and living out of a stubborn 1989 Subaru Loyale.

It was not the graduate program my mom and dad had hoped for me. Thankfully, my parents also instilled in me the work ethic and confidence to strive for a life I didn’t even know I wanted — the life I discovered on sweeping granite walls, desert towers, and knife-edge ridges.

Along the way, I found a second family in the adventurers who seek out the world’s wildest places and devote their lives to accomplishing what others have never dared. The members of this tribe became my most cherished friends, partners, and mentors. Every person I’ve climbed with has helped shape me into who I am today.

Photos by @cheynelempe @dougworkman @conrad_anker @mikeylikesrocks and @gpmartinphoto

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My parents used to say, “Of course we’re worried. There’s no word in Chinese for what you do.” As the kid of Chinese immigrants, I was told there were only three careers: doctor, lawyer, or professor. Climbing bum was not on that list. When I finished college, I was sure these traditional expectations didn’t fit me, and I decided to make up my own way through the world. I would spend my twenties drifting between climbing destinations and living out of a stubborn 1989 Subaru Loyale. It was not the graduate program my mom and dad had hoped for me. Thankfully, my parents also instilled in me the work ethic and confidence to strive for a life I didn’t even know I wanted — the life I discovered on sweeping granite walls, desert towers, and knife-edge ridges. Along the way, I found a second family in the adventurers who seek out the world’s wildest places and devote their lives to accomplishing what others have never dared. The members of this tribe became my most cherished friends, partners, and mentors. Every person I’ve climbed with has helped shape me into who I am today. Photos by @cheynelempe @dougworkman @conrad_anker @mikeylikesrocks and @gpmartinphoto @thenorthface
Nine years ago yesterday, @alexhonnold made history

Here, a scene from @freesolofilm: Hundreds of meters off the deck, Alex tackles the Boulder Problem, the crux of Freedrider (5.13a). @m_synnott and @mikeylikesrocks look on with bated breath. To become the first person to free solo El Capitan, Alex had to rely on microscopic holds, barely-there friction — and a lifetime of preparation.

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Nine years ago yesterday, @alexhonnold made history Here, a scene from @freesolofilm: Hundreds of meters off the deck, Alex tackles the Boulder Problem, the crux of Freedrider (5.13a). @m_synnott and @mikeylikesrocks look on with bated breath. To become the first person to free solo El Capitan, Alex had to rely on microscopic holds, barely-there friction — and a lifetime of preparation. @natgeo @thenorthface
Spring Break 2026

Nepal / Khumbu

A truly special journey to Everest Basecamp w James and Marina.

Thanks for making it such an amazing adventure @pemba_sharwa @jimwmorrison @hannabanana463 🙏🏽
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Spring Break 2026 Nepal / Khumbu A truly special journey to Everest Basecamp w James and Marina. Thanks for making it such an amazing adventure @pemba_sharwa @jimwmorrison @hannabanana463 🙏🏽
Charakusa Valley, Pakistan.

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Charakusa Valley, Pakistan. @thenorthface
Happy 40th Anniversary to the TNF Base Camp Duffel! I’ve been living out of these duffels from the beginning and they’ve never let me down…

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Happy 40th Anniversary to the TNF Base Camp Duffel! I’ve been living out of these duffels from the beginning and they’ve never let me down… @thenorthface @thenorthface_climb
“Let my people go surfing.” Amen to that, Yvon…
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“Let my people go surfing.” Amen to that, Yvon…
Patagonia, land of the wild.

These images and landscapes are all from part of the 14 million acres that Doug and Kris Tompkins along with a small group of donors and the team from @tompkins_conservation helped preserve and protect for future generations. Through their efforts they were able to create or expand 17 national parks.

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Patagonia, land of the wild. These images and landscapes are all from part of the 14 million acres that Doug and Kris Tompkins along with a small group of donors and the team from @tompkins_conservation helped preserve and protect for future generations. Through their efforts they were able to create or expand 17 national parks. @kristine_tompkins @rickridgeway @tompkins_conservation
Grateful for good friends, near and far. Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving.
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Grateful for good friends, near and far. Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving.

Jimmy Chin (@jimmychin) Instagram Stats & Analytics

Jimmy Chin (@jimmychin) has 3.44M Instagram followers with a 2.44% engagement rate over the past 12 months. Across 212 posts, Jimmy Chin received 3.90M total likes and 107M impressions, averaging 18.4K likes per post. This page tracks Jimmy Chin's performance metrics, top content, and engagement trends — updated daily.

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