Hilaree Nelson is an American ski mountaineer who went missing on Monday, 26 September 2022 from Mt. Manaslu in Nepal. She holds the record as the first female to summit two 8000-meter peaks: Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse in one 24-hour push.
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Hilaree Nelson Biography
Hilaree Nelson was born on 13 December 1972 in Seattle, the United States. She is now 49 years of age. With American nationality, Hilaree holds white ethnicity.
Talking about her family, Hilaree is yet to reveal the identity of her parents. She takes her grandfather and her sister as her biggest inspirations. In one of her interviews, she mentioned that her sister is way tougher than her and it inspires her the most.
Hilaree Nelson’s Net Worth and Career
Hilaree’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million. She began skiing when she was three years old. She used to ski on weekends at Stevens Pass in Washington’s Cascades.
Hilaree went to France after college to learn the ins and outs of ski mountaineering. Later that year, she was awarded a National Geographic Explorers grant to lead an expedition to Hkakabo Razi, a little-known peak in Myanmar.
Hilaree’s notable achievements include the first ski descent of Lhotse Couloir in 2018, the first ski descent of Papsura Peak in India in 2017, the first female descent of Bubble Fun Couloir in the United States in 1996, and so on.
On September 30, 2018, she and her partner, Jim, made the first ski descent of the Dream Line, the Lhotse Couloir, from the summit. Hilaree is now the Captain of The North Face Global Athletic Team.
Who Is Hilaree Nelson’s Husband? Her Married Life
Hilaree had previously been married to Brian O’Neill. Brian worked as a real estate broker. They met in 2000 and hit it off right away. They eventually decided to start a family together.
Hilaree and her husband welcomed two children after their wedding. Quinn, their first child, was born in 2007. Grayden, the couple’s second son, was born two years later, in 2009.
Unfortunately, Hilaree and Brian were unable to keep their marriage together and divorced. Following that, their sons moved in with their mother. Hilaree’s sons both compete in alpine racing.
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Is Hilaree Nelson Still Missing?
Hilaree Nelson has been missing in Nepal since Monday, September 26, 2022, from just below the true summit of Mt. Manaslu. She and her partner had previously reached the mountain’s summit.
According to reports, Hilaree slipped and fell into a 2,000ft (600m) crevasse only 15 minutes after reaching Mt. Manaslu’s summit. She fell just above the mountain’s foretop and has been missing since. Meanwhile, her companion was able to ski down the peak on Monday morning.
Due to the inclement weather on Monday, rescue operations were hampered. The following day, Nepalese rescuers were able to use a helicopter to search for Hilaree. Hilaree Nelson still remains missing as of 28 September 2022.
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