North Face skier Hilaree Nelson missing in Manaslu

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North Face skier Hilaree Nelson missing in Manaslu

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Heartbreaking to read.I hope they are able to find her.
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Here is an additional article with more information about another fatality in a separate incident, and the conditions on the mountain right now: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-a ... -avalance/.
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BBC is reporting the crevasse to be 600M not 25M

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63041973
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Still no reports that she has been found. After 2 nights out at that altitude, and possibly in a crevasse/under avalanche debris, hope of survival is probably very slim. This is an awful tragedy.
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They found and recovered her body. Several updates on instagram from Sherpa teams a few hours ago.

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Such a bummer. A badass to the end.
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This seems to give the best description of what happen, thank you for posting this link.
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It seemed appropriate to share some of the stoke and light that she brought to this world. For those that haven't seen it, the short documentary of her first ski decent of Lhotse is well worth a watch.



What a staggering loss... :(

Hilaree was such an inspiring skier, and by all accounts, an amazing human being and mother.

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So, from that report “ She was swept off her feet and carried down a narrow snow slope down the south side (opposite from climbing route)”

She skied down this side? :shock: :wft:
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Re: North Face skier Hilaree Nelson missing in Manaslu

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I was picturing her being caught in a small slide while traversing the Rolwaling diversion https://explorersweb.com/manaslu-crowd ... get-there/, but I think your interpretation of the story is more likely.

Very sad news, she was an inspirational skier.
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