The award-winning film featuring superstar alpinists Jim Morrison and Christina Lustenberger will premiere on VOD February 13, followed by a Spring broadcast on PBS in select markets.
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A new documentary focused on elite ski mountaineering is being prepared for a wider audience, bringing one of the sport’s most demanding achievements to the screen.
Trango, produced by The North Face, will premiere on VOD on February 13 via the free streaming platform Documentary+. Additional premium streaming releases will follow, along with a PBS broadcast in select markets in Spring 2026.
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The film recently completed a 20-city theatrical run across the United States, including a Denver screening that drew members of the climbing and ski community. Among those in attendance were featured athletes Jim Morrison and Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger, who play central roles in the film’s expedition narrative.
Trango documents an unprecedented goal: the first successful ski descent of the Great Trango Towers in Pakistan. Located in the Karakoram Range, the Trango Towers are widely regarded as some of the steepest and most technically challenging granite formations in the world. On May 9, 2024, Morrison, Lustenberger, and their team became the first to climb and ski the 20,000-foot West Face of Great Trango Tower.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Leo Hoorn, the documentary traces the extensive preparation required for the descent and its execution. Fellow alpinists Nick McNutt and Chantel Astorga join the team as they contend with altitude, extreme exposure, and the psychological strain that comes with operating in a high-risk environment. At elevations above 20,000 feet, the margin for error is slim, and the film emphasizes the importance of trust and partnership in such conditions.
Lustenberger recalls the day of the descent as a rare moment when reality matched years of imagination. “The captivating position that seized our imagination lived up to everything we had dreamed of,” she says. “A moment in life that surpasses expectations is rare, and a luxury earned.”
The story also places the Trango expedition within a broader arc of Morrison’s career. In October 2025, he completed another landmark achievement by becoming the first person to summit and ski the Hornbein Couloir on Mount Everest. That descent was dedicated to his former partner, Hilaree Nelson, whose ashes he scattered at the summit.
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“Trango represents a long arc of effort,” Morrison says in the film. “The summit and the skiing are just minutes in a story built on years of preparation and exploration.”
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