Everest: The Other Side will open in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30. The release date was announced on September 3, alongside photos of the filmmakers at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
Jim Morrison, Chai Vasarhelyi, and Jimmy Chin arrive at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival! Everest: The Other Side, only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30. https://t.co/XGzNLw89f6
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) September 3, 2026
View Walt Disney Studios’ complete Everest: The Other Side announcement on X
Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison shared a dream to climb and ski Everest’s direct North Face, a feat no one had ever accomplished. From the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers of Free Solo, Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, comes Everest: The Other Side, only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) September 3, 2026
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The film follows an unfinished Everest challenge
The film centers on Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson’s attempt to ski Everest’s direct North Face. It was the final major line in their project, and no one had accomplished the feat before.
From the filmmakers behind Free Solo
Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind Free Solo, are making the film. Morrison, Vasarhelyi and Chin were pictured together in Venice ahead of the release.
October 30 release details
Theatrical and IMAX screenings are both scheduled worldwide for October 30. No separate regional release dates or streaming plans were included.
Sources: Walt Disney Studios’ September 3 release update and its earlier description of the film.
Image: Walt Disney Studios.