Jim Morrison Skis in The North Face Summit Nuptse
Ski mountaineer Jim Morrison is shown in The North Face Summit Nuptse Jacket, a mountaineering version of the Nuptse puffer introduced for AW26. It is insulated with 800 fill ProDown and uses Spectra ripstop on the yoke, collar and hood.
Key Points
- Jim Morrison, a North Face athlete from Tahoe City, is shown in the Summit Nuptse Jacket.
- He was first to ski the Hornbein Japanese Couloir on Everest's North Face, in October 2025.
- The jacket uses 800 fill ProDown with Spectra ripstop on the yoke, collar and hood.
Ski mountaineer Jim Morrison is shown in The North Face Summit Nuptse Jacket, the mountaineering take on the Nuptse puffer that the brand introduced for AW26. Morrison, based in Tahoe City, California, is a North Face athlete.
Morrison Skied Everest's North Face in October 2025
Jim Morrison became the first person to ski the Hornbein Japanese Couloir on Everest's North Face in October 2025, a line of about 9,000 feet. In October 2018 he and fellow North Face athlete Hilaree Nelson made the first ski descent from the summit of Lhotse.
After Nelson died on Manaslu in 2022, Morrison returned to Everest to finish a project they had planned together.
800 Fill ProDown and Spectra Ripstop
The Summit Nuptse is insulated with 800 fill water repellent ProDown in an offset baffle construction, according to T3. Its yoke, collar and hood use Spectra ripstop for abrasion resistance.
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