Hilaree Nelson Explained

Hilaree Nelson
Birth Date:December 13, 1972
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:Manaslu, Nepal
Occupation:Ski mountaineer
Partner:Jim Morrison
Children:2

Hilaree Nelson (December 13, 1972 – September 26, 2022) was an American ski mountaineer. She became the first woman to summit two 8000-meter peaks (Everest and Lhotse) in one 24-hour push on May 25, 2012.[1] [2] On September 30, 2018, Nelson and partner Jim Morrison made the first ski descent of the "Dream Line", the Lhotse Couloir from the summit.[3] [4] [5] Lhotse is the 4th-highest mountain in the world and shares a saddle with Mount Everest.

Nelson was named one of "The 25 Most Adventurous Women of the Past 25 Years" by Men's Journal,[6] as well as being named as one of National Geographics 2018 Adventurers of the Year.[7]

Career

Nelson was born on December 13, 1972, in Seattle, where she grew up and started skiing at Stevens Pass at the age of three.[8] She was a mother of two sons, and resided in Telluride, Colorado. She served as The North Face global athletic team captain.[9] [10] [11] [12] She was a team member on the 2012 Montana State University Everest Education Expedition.[13] Nelson was a National Geographic Explorers grant recipient, a member of over 40 expeditions, and had first ski descents on Baffin and South Georgia Islands, Argentina, Kamchatka, Russia, and the Tetons.[14]

Her writing has been featured in such publications as National Geographic Adventure, The Ski Journal, and the Outside Journal.[15]

Notable accomplishments

Advocacy

Death

On September 26, 2022, while skiing with Morrison, Nelson was caught by a small avalanche, leading to a fall of more than 1800m (5,900feet) from the summit of Manaslu in Nepal.[22] [23] [24] Initial rescue efforts were hampered by bad weather, but on September 28, her body was located above the Thulagi glacier on the south face of Mount Manaslu, and was flown to Kathmandu by rescuers.[25] [26]

Nelson's body was cremated in Kathmandu on October 2, 2022.[27]

Filmography

Accolades

See also

Notes and References

  1. Klingsporn, Katie (June 14, 2012). "On top of the world, and then back again; Telluride athlete Hilaree O'Neill summits Everest Lhotse in 24 hours" . Telluride Daily Planet.
  2. News: Crylen . Mary . Ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson at National Geographic Live . Chicago Stage Standard . May 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200705151245/https://www.chicagostagestandard.com/home/2019/5/11/skii-mountaineer-hilaree-nelson-national-geographic-live . July 5, 2020.
  3. Quarrier, Sadie (October 12, 2018) "Interview: First ski descent of the world's fourth tallest peak" . National Geographic.
  4. Brown, Julie. "How Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison Skied Lhotse" . Outsideonline.com
  5. Chris Ballard . Love and Lhotse . Sports Illustrated . February 6, 2020 . September 27, 2022 . September 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927143752/https://www.si.com/sports-illustrated/2020/02/06/lhotse-skiing-jim-morrison-hilaree-ne . live .
  6. Potts, Mary Anne The 25 most adventurous women of the past 25 years Men's Journal
  7. "National Geographic's 2018 Adventurers of the Year" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/topic/2018. nationalgeographic.com.
  8. Web site: Hilaree Nelson, 49, Top Ski Mountaineer, Is Dead in Nepal Avalanche. Branch. John. The New York Times. September 28, 2022. September 28, 2022. October 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001202132/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/sports/hilaree-nelson-dead.html. live.
  9. "The North Face Athlete profile". . thenorthface.com.
  10. "Black Diamond Equipment Athlete profile". . blackdiamondequipment.com.
  11. Mitka, Nate (July 17, 2018). Hilaree Nelson Replaces Conrad Anker as TNF Team Captain" . Gearjunkie.com
  12. Beekman, Kimberley. "Breaking through: A six-part series profiling athletes reaching the next level in their sport: Hilaree Nelson" . Tetongravity.com
  13. http://www.montana.edu/everest/about/index.html "MSU Everest Education Expedition team members"
  14. Web site: Hilaree Nelson notched many firsts in a life of high-altitude adventures . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928123803/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/hilaree-nelson-notched-many-firsts-life-of-high-altitude-adventures . dead . September 28, 2022 . Adventure . en . 28 September 2022.
  15. https://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/blog/author/hnelson/ "About Hilaree Nelson"
  16. Bisharat, Andrew (2018). "This Ski Mountaineer Found Redemption on India's Peak of Evil" .
  17. Olson, Emily (November 27, 2017). "Above the clouds and beyond the brink with adventurer Hilaree O'Neill" . thesixfifty.com.
  18. "Cho Oyu Autumn 2005 Ascents". . himalayandatabase.com.
  19. Brown, Julie (February 16, 2018). "The mountains are calling, and Hilaree O'Neill must go". .
  20. Hilaree Moves Mountains thenorthface.com
  21. Hinton, Graham (February 7, 2019). "Where Gillette got it wrong, The North Face gets it right with its 'She Moves Mountains' campaign". . creativemovement.co.
  22. News: Binaj Gurubacharya . Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain . 27 September 2022 . ABC News . Associated Press . 27 September 2022 . September 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927055910/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/famed-american-ski-mountaineer-missing-nepal-mountain-90559665 . live .
  23. News: Max Matza. Hilaree Nelson: US mountaineer missing after 'skiing into crevasse'. BBC. September 26, 2022. September 27, 2022. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926233518/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63041973. live.
  24. News: Frederick Dreier. Hilaree Nelson Is Missing on Manaslu After a Deadly Day on the Mountain. Outside Online. September 26, 2022. September 27, 2022. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926222325/https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/everest/hilaree-nelson-missing-manaslu-deadly-avalance/. live.
  25. News: Missing ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found dead . 28 September 2022 . . 28 September 2022 . September 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928063733/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/missing-ski-mountaineer-hilaree-nelson-found-dead . live .
  26. News: Andrew Thorpe . American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found dead after fall from Nepal's Mount Manaslu . 28 September 2022 . abc.net.au . 28 September 2022 . September 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928073509/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-28/hilaree-nelson-found-dead-mount-manaslu-fall/101482748 . live .
  27. News: Hilaree Nelson: An inspiration for women mountaineers . BBC News . October 3, 2022.
  28. Web site: Watch Film About Epic First Ski Descent of Lhotse . Gripped Magazine . 5 October 2022 . 16 October 2019.
  29. Web site: Down to Nothing Mountainfilm Festival, Telluride CO . www.mountainfilm.org . 5 October 2022 . en.
  30. Web site: Down to Nothing . Mountainfilm . 5 October 2022.
  31. Web site: Fine Lines.
  32. Web site: FILMOGRAPHY Hilaree Nelson .

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