Hilaree Nelson


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. On 30 September 2018, Nelson and partner Jim Morrison made the first ski descent of the "Dream Line", the Lhotse Couloir from the summit. Lhotse is the 4th-tallest mountain in the world and shares a saddle with Mount Everest.
Nelson was named one of "The Most 25 Adventurous Women of the Past 25 Years" by Men's Journal, as well as being named as one of National Geographic’s 2018 Adventurers of the Year.

Biography

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. Nelson is a National Geographic Explorers grant recipient, has been a member of over 40 expeditions, and has first ski descents on Baffin and South Georgia Islands, Argentina, Kamchatka, Russia, the Tetons, and more. In addition, her writing has been featured in such publications as National Geographic Adventure, The Ski Journal, Outside Journal, and more.

Notable accomplishments