Hilaree Nelson is an American ski mountaineer and the first female to summit two 8000-meter peaks in one 24-hour push on 25 May 2012.
She was born on December 13, 1972.
Nelson grew up in Seattle, started skiing at age 3, skied at Stevens Pass, is a mother of two, and now resides in Telluride, Colorado, and serves as the current The North Face Global Athletic Team Captain.
She was a team member on the 2012 Montana State University Everest Education Expedition.
On 30 September 2018, Nelson and partner Jim Morrison made the first ski descent of the “Dream Line”, the Lhotse Couloir from the summit.
On September 26, 2022, Nelson fell into a 2,000 ft. crevasse while skiing with her partner, Jim Morrison, down the summit of Mount Manaslu in Nepal. Initial rescue efforts were hampered by bad weather and she remains missing as of September 27.
Hilaree Nelson Children: Does Hilaree Nelson Have Kids?
Yes, Hilaree Nelson is a mother of two children; Graydon and Quinn.