Nepal, Oct. 16 -- American mountaineer and skier Jim Morrison has become the first person to ski down Mount Everest via the Hornbein Couloir-considered the mountain's most difficult and direct descent route, according to the US-based media outlet National Geographic.

The Hornbein Couloir is a narrow and steep couloir high to the west on the north face of Mount Everest in Tibet, that extends from about 8,000 to 8,500 m elevation, and is 350 metres below the summit. The achievement, completed on October 15, marks a historic moment in the world of high-altitude skiing.

According to National Geographic, Morrison, 50, reached the 8,848-meter (29,032-foot) summit of Everest at 12:45 PM local time after a six-and-a-half-week expedition. He des...