Trango, the latest documentary film from The North Face, has officially moved beyond the festival circuit and is now available for viewing at home. If you missed the excitement during its theatrical and festival run, this is your chance to catch up: the film can now be watched on various platforms, with additional premium streaming services (including Roku and other major platforms) set to follow. Additionally, there will be a PBS broadcast in select markets in Spring 2026.
At its core, Trango is a film about obsession, commitment, and the kind of partnership that only reveals itself at the edge of survival. It follows renowned ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger on an expedition to achieve the first-ever ski descent of the Great Trango Towers in Pakistan — a granite monolith rising from the Karakoram Range, one of the most extreme and unforgiving mountain environments on the planet.
On May 9, 2024, Morrison, Lusti, and their team became the first to successfully climb and ski the 20,000-foot West Face of Great Trango Tower — a feat that reads like myth until you remember it was done with human lungs, human fear, and human limits. The Karakoram doesn’t reward ego. It demands preparation, patience, and a respect for consequence — and Trango captures that reality with clarity and emotional weight.
Helmed by award-winning director Leo Hoorn, the documentary traces both the long lead-up and the execution of the descent, documenting the physical demands of high altitude and the psychological pressure that comes with operating where one mistake can end everything. Joined by Nick McNutt and Chantel Astorga, Morrison and Lusti navigate not only risk, but grief — carrying personal history into a landscape that strips every person down to their essentials. At over 20,000 feet, survival becomes a shared language built on trust, resilience, and the strength of the bond between teammates.
For Lusti, the payoff was as rare as it was hard-earned. “The day itself was nothing short of incredible,” she recalls. “The captivating position that seized our imagination lived up to everything we had dreamed of. A moment in life that surpasses expectations is rare, and a luxury earned.”
The film also places Morrison’s journey within a larger arc of first descents and personal tribute. After summiting Trango, he went on to another historic achievement: on October 15, 2025, he became the first to summit and ski down the Hornbein Couloir on Mount Everest, honouring his former partner Hilaree Nelson by scattering her ashes at the peak — a moment that reframes “achievement” as something far more human than a headline.
“Trango represents a long arc of effort,” Morrison shared. “The summit and the skiing are just minutes in a story built on years of preparation and exploration. We shared a vision of existing in that granite cathedral on skis, and persistence is what kept bringing us back to try to leave our tracks on that wild line.”
Already decorated with major recognition, Trango had its media premiere at Sundance 2025, screened at 19 film festivals across nine countries, and took home the Grand Prize at the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, as well as Best Editing at the International Freesports Film Festival. The film will also be screened throughout the UK in 25 markets as part of the Kendal Mountain Tour 2026 — further proof that its impact extends beyond the mountaineering world.
Producer Kaki Orr sums up the film’s emotional centre with precision: “A year after its premiere, more than 20 festivals and 50 theatrical screenings, we’re honored to finally release this film to the world. Trango is more than an adventure. It’s a journey to the edge of what it means to commit, to risk, and to feel deeply.”
So if you’re looking for a documentary that’s as visually staggering as it is emotionally grounded, now is the moment to catch Trango — out now on VOD (Documentary+) since February 13, with additional streaming releases and a PBS broadcast in select markets arriving in Spring 2026.
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Image by Ian Glass, provided by SicilyPublcity
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