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Introducing He Lost it All, Then Did the Impossible from The Oprah Podcast. Follow the show: The Oprah Podcast In this episode we’re joined by Jim Morrison, the first person ever to summit and ski down the North face of Mt. Everest, a seemingly impossible feat. Oprah and Jim talk about his process of preparing for his historic ski run after previously attempting the climb twice before. Jim also reflects on the unbelievable tragedies in his life and how he managed his grief. Jim lost his wife and children in a plane crash in 2011, then his partner and fellow famed mountain skier, Hilaree Nelson, died in 2022 in an avalanche right in front of Jim. Academy Award winning filmmaker Jimmy Chin joins the conversation to give his perspective on how he and their film crew prepared to record this extraordinary accomplishment for a new documentary, “Everest, The Other Side.”  WATCH THE MOVIE “Everest: the Other Side” will play in theaters and IMAX worldwide starting October 30th.  00:00:00 - Welcome Jim Morrison 00:04:30 - What goes through Jim’s mind on top of Everest  00:07:12 - What drove Jim to ski down Everest  00:09:25 - Jim lost his partner Hilaree  00:12:12 - Jim’s loss of his wife and two kids  00:17:00 - Jim’s definition of grief  00:30:00 - He failed to summit Mt. Everest 3 times 00:32:56 - Director Jimmy Chin joins  00:49:50 - A well-lived life  Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.