accident on departure Famous US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson died in an accident in the Himalayas Hilaree Nelson and her partner James Morrison in 2018 © Niranjan Shrestha / Picture Alliance Ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has died while descending a Himalayan peak. Her body was discovered by a helicopter two days later. What exactly happened is still unclear. Tragic end of a pioneer: The well-known US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson died in an accident in the Himalayas. After a two-day...
The body of American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was found in the Himalayas on Wednesday, two days after she disappeared on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in Nepal. “The search team that left this morning by helicopter spotted his body and are bringing him back,” said Jiban Ghimire of Shangri-La Nepal Trek, which organized the expedition. Jiban Ghimire said the body has been brought back to base camp and will be flown to Kathmandu. Hilaree Nelson slipped as she skied down...
The famous American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has just disappeared on Mount Manaslu (Nepal), the day an avalanche killed a Nepalese climber, the organizers of the expedition announced on Tuesday. She began the ski descent of this Himalayan mountain after successfully climbing the 8,163-meter Manaslu mountain with her companion Jim Morrison on Monday, which makes this mountain the eighth highest in the world.“She had an accident yesterday on her way down, shortly after her ascent. We are trying to shed some...
