How Hilaree Nelson died a TRAGIC death on Manaslu
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- On September 26, 2022, American ski-mountaineer, Hilaree Nelson and her life partner Jim Morrison reached the true summit of Manaslu, the eight highest mountain in the world, in tough conditions. Upon reaching the summit, they quickly transitioned from climbing to skiing in cold and wind with a plan to ski around the corner and regroup with their Sherpa team.
Morrison skied first, and after a few turns, Nelson followed and triggered a small avalanche. She was swept off her feet and carried down a narrow snow slope down the south side. She fell 5,000 feet down the south slope of the mountain. Morrison did everything he could to locate her but was unable to go down the face as he hoped to find her alive and live his life with her.
After determining there was nothing he could do to help her, he descended, making it to base camp safely. Two days later, her body was found and retrieved from the mountain’s south face. Rescuers found her body at about 6,200 feet from the summit. The helicopter dropped Jim Morrison and two high-altitude Sherpa guides near the location.
They found Nelson’s body about 50 meters from the landing site. Earlier, aerial searchers had seen a ski and some clothes during their reconnaissance flight, but worsening weather prevented them from completing the task. The helicopter took off as soon as the weather cleared and flew directly back to the same area on the south side of the mountain.
It took searchers an hour and a half to dig out Nelson’s body that was buried half in the snow. It was badly damaged. The helicopter then returned to base camp and flew her body to Kathmandu. A postmortem was conducted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Her body was cremated on October 2, 2022 in a Buddhist ceremony in Kathmandu.
This is her story.
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I have become used to videos about mountaineer’s tragic deaths but never seen one one like this. Your coverage of her early life and her long career was fascinating Thank you so much. What an amazing woman. Peace and love to Hilaree Nelson, her loved ones and friends.
Rest in Peace Hilaree Nelson! The documentary her Jim about skiing off high mountains is amazing. My condolences to her family and friends. She was an amazing lady.
A very good documentary. Thank you. Life is for living and she and her live long partner enjoyed it to the full. So so sad that the avalanche triggered her death and she couldn’t join her partner at the bottom. RIP and be Blessed in Heaven. You will be reunited with family and friends in God Kingdom ❤
rest in peace? How? She was cremated!
I have never heard of Hilary, but just watching her videos these days really touched my heart and also here humility. All those you left their body are still with us... Love and Blessings to her... 💗
She was doing what she loved to do! God bless her and her family & friends! ❤️
What you said is Bull Shit! She neglected her kids for her own ego. She was Trash who did not need to be a mother. Selfish Bitch!!
Hear hear. What an amazing life.
I have a feeling that God won't see her choices in the same way that most humans do.
So what! She was doing what she loved! So fuckin what! She’s dead and her children have no mother. North Face just moves on to the next adventurer.
@@oswaldcobblepot502exactly. Selfish behavior is an issue for all of us.
This was a great video honoring a tremendous athlete. Thank you. As usual your videos are respectful and insightful. You're my favorite High Altitude UA-cam channel.
I appreciate that!
A genuinely beautiful tribute to an extraordinary woman.
There are others commenting on this thread, they maybe right, maybe wrong, but I'm fairly sure the world would be a better place if they kept their darker thoughts to themselves and instead celebrated a truly remarkable life.
right, although this lady seemed not to have only holy thoughts when she decided even in harsh and dangerous condition to risk her life, havening children at home. If You search for dangers and risks it is very logical that things like that happens This is the Hybris of man to challenge nature beyond sound judgment and reason.
Respect to Hilaree Nelson, she was a wonderfully tenacious woman. I would not attempt what she did in her life. My heartfelt sympathies indeed, to her husband, to all she knew, her friends and family. Gone, but never forgotten. Excellent narration.
Judging by whats said in the video, i think she spent about eight weeks a year at home with her children, those poor children 😞
Must be some dream rush to ski some 6.000 meters steep downhill in one go...😊
Great video, but difficult to understand through the thick accent. Personally, I would have benefitted with subtitles.
Subtitles are included. Please click CC.
@@epicadventurearchives excellent. That would do it! Thanks.
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Is she the one that skied the face of lhotse with her partner?
Yes
Astea nu se pot numi mame!! Saracii copilasi... Ce-o fi fost in inima lor... O femeie fara suflet, nu o mama. O mama adevarata nu face asa ceva, ci sta acasa cu copiii ei!! Nu am pic de simpatie sau parere de rau pt asemenea oameni.
You have to wonder why she felt the need to do such a thing.
Watch any documentary in which she is featured and you’ll have an answer to your question.
That's okay, I'm not that curious. Seems like strange behavior though. @@jessicaxx172
Threw away her life and left her kids with only a dad.. why? To ski down a mountain… skiing down an 8000er is just about the dumbest thing i ever heard of.. you need good powder to ski well but powder means avalanches at that altitude, she literally asked to die
Hate to judge, but seems like adventuring came before her kids.
No way to do the sport the way she did and still put her children first. Something had to give. And choices were made.
Hate to judge, but you’re doing it anyway? No one makes these comments about men with children who chase their dreams with extreme sports, how do we still have a double standard like that? She went with the support and love of her children and life partner, she died doing what she loved and that surpasses all.
@@oldbat2ccats I have exactly the same opinion regarding men with children. People can do what ever they want unless they have made decisions making them responsible for other human beings lives, in my opinion.
Accidents can happen everywhere but some activities are truly more risky than others. Not many of us can spend our lives daily doing what we love to do, still we have to continue our lives.
Why not bring the children up first and then live your life to the fullest?! The mountains are going nowhere...
Same can be said for the men who do this
It was her CAREER
Wait am I the only one that heard at first she was married & had children then divorced met a new guy had a romantic relationship with him but when her and her boyfriend passed away all the sudden she's survived by her kids and life partner??? How exactly is he her life partner when they were divorced and she was seeing someone else romantically?? Not a life partner I would want.😂
Hardly understandable - i prefere to listen and watch. (not reading)
What a ridiculous way to die?! It wasn’t tragic, it was senseless! None of what she was doing made sense in the real world. What a ridiculous notion of what life is? Couldn’t stop playing in the mountains to raise the kids at their age? No old mom & dad just had to go be the narcissists they ever were thinking they would ski down the side of a mountain?! She’s dead. The End.
Agreed. People who want to push limits in adventure shouldn't have kids till they retire.
She was truly wonderful, right! You can ask the two kids she left behind about that!! 😅 😂 🤣
I'm sure her kids miss her. But they also knew she loved to do the things she did. And her kids look like they enjoy doing those things too. I'm sure she told her kids the risks living that kind of lifestyle.
@@wyomingadventures
I see, it's OK if the mother of a 9 year old and an eleven year old, gets herself killed doing an extremely dangerous thing, which she loves to do, right?! 🥲 The kids had no say in it, but if she told them the risks involved, then it's fine! 😅 And, she was divorced, but the boys will find some place to go, correct! 🤣 And since you saw a photograph of her outside in the snow with them, that closes the case! 😂 Being a mother of young children, should in no way inhibit a woman in her heroic aspirations, that is obvious!! 🥲 😅 🤣 😂
@@danbaron2561you are correct. Humans are self interested
terrible language
I would argue, She committed suicide!?!?!?!?!?
She met a cursed guy in my opinion
WTF are you talking about? Go troll somewhere else. Show some respect.
Weird. Do you say the same thing about police officers who are killed in line of duty? This was her career, and she was damn good at it.
@@jenniferlynne3314 It was her passion, not her "career." And she put it 1st in her life. Being a mother was not her highest priority.
@@PeterFour22 and I guess I should hang up all my ski touring equipment. Some misogynistic asshole might call me a bad mom should I have a fatal accident in the back country! 🙄🙄🙄🙄