US Politics | Hilaree Nelson’s grieving boyfriend tells how tragic mountain skier was swept away by deadly avalanche in Nepal
THE heartbroken boyfriend of a US mountain skier who died after she was swept away by a deadly avalanche has spoken out for the first time. Hilaree Nelson, a mother of two teenage boys from Telluride, Colorado, was killed when she slipped while skiing down the world's eighth-highest mountain in Nepal. 
Instagram/hilareenelsonUS mountain skier Hilaree Nelson died on Monday following an avalanche in Nepal '/ ' 
Instagram/hilareenelsonHer boyfriend Jim Morrison has paid tribute to her '/ ' 
APMorrison was pictured carrying her bodybag '/ ' She had just successfully reached the summit of Manaslu peak with her partner Jim Morrison on Monday. Morrison was pictured carrying Nelson's bodybag from a helicopter after helping to recover her body. He took to Instagram to pay tribute to her. ...There are no words to describe the love for this woman, my life partner, my lover, my best friend, and my mountain partner,... he said. ...She has been the beacon of light in my life day in and day out.... READ MORE US NEWS 
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VILE ABUSE Horror details in case of murdered girl, 5, who was 'beaten' by mom & stepdad Recounting the events of the fateful day, he went on: ...I skied first and after a few turns Hilaree followed and started a small avalanche. ...She was swept off her feet and carried down a narrow snow slope down the south side (opposite from climbing route) of the mountain over 5,000′.... He said he had tried to find her but was unable to get down the steep slope to reach her. ...I found her body... today at 10.30am. I'm in Kathmandu with her and her spirit,... he said. ...My loss is indescribable and I am focused on her children and their steps forward.... Most read in News TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home REST IN PEACE Queen cause of death revealed as old age after officials release certificate STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says SAFETY FIRST Hurricane reporter divides opinion after using condom to cover her microphone MARJ A TROIS QAnon rep 'cheated on husband with sex guru & gym manager' MARJ ON THE ROCKS Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband files for divorce from GOP rep Morrison, who tragically lost his former wife and two young children in a plane crash in 2011, led the search operations to recover Nelson's body. It took over an hour for the team to retrieve her body, which they said was ...badly damaged..., from the snow. Nelson was described by her sponsor The North Face as ...the most prolific ski mountaineer of her generation.... A decade ago, she became the first woman to reach the summits of both Mount Everest and the adjacent Lhotse peak within the space of 24 hours. She was swept off her feet and carried down a narrow snow slope down the south side of the mountain Jim Morrison In her final Instagram post last week, Nelson admitted that it had been a more challenging climb than last time, and that she had faced dangerous conditions due to the ...incessant rain.... She wrote: ...I haven't felt as sure-footed on Manaslu as I have on past adventure of the high Himalaya. ...These past weeks have tested my resilience in new ways.... She is survived by her sons Quinn, 15, and 13-year-old Graydon. The boys were living with Nelson's ex-husband while she was away. In a 2020 interview with Sports Illustrated, Morrison described how his grief following the death of his wife and children had led him to contemplate suicide before he threw himself into mountaineering. He met Nelson on a 2013 expedition to climb Makalu peak in Nepal, where they bonded over his trauma. Shortly afterwards, Nelson's marriage fell apart. In 2017, Nelson and Morrison climbed their first mountain as a couple. Read More on The US Sun 
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Instagram/hilareenelsonShe leaves behind two teenage sons '/ '
Instagram/hilareenelsonUS mountain skier Hilaree Nelson died on Monday following an avalanche in Nepal '/ ' Instagram/hilareenelsonHer boyfriend Jim Morrison has paid tribute to her '/ ' APMorrison was pictured carrying her bodybag '/ ' She had just successfully reached the summit of Manaslu peak with her partner Jim Morrison on Monday. Morrison was pictured carrying Nelson's bodybag from a helicopter after helping to recover her body. He took to Instagram to pay tribute to her. ...There are no words to describe the love for this woman, my life partner, my lover, my best friend, and my mountain partner,... he said. ...She has been the beacon of light in my life day in and day out.... READ MORE US NEWS ANSWERS AT LAST New autopsy reveals cause of death for Elijah McClain VILE ABUSE Horror details in case of murdered girl, 5, who was 'beaten' by mom & stepdad Recounting the events of the fateful day, he went on: ...I skied first and after a few turns Hilaree followed and started a small avalanche. ...She was swept off her feet and carried down a narrow snow slope down the south side (opposite from climbing route) of the mountain over 5,000′.... He said he had tried to find her but was unable to get down the steep slope to reach her. ...I found her body... today at 10.30am. I'm in Kathmandu with her and her spirit,... he said. ...My loss is indescribable and I am focused on her children and their steps forward.... Most read in News TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home REST IN PEACE Queen cause of death revealed as old age after officials release certificate STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says SAFETY FIRST Hurricane reporter divides opinion after using condom to cover her microphone MARJ A TROIS QAnon rep 'cheated on husband with sex guru & gym manager' MARJ ON THE ROCKS Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband files for divorce from GOP rep Morrison, who tragically lost his former wife and two young children in a plane crash in 2011, led the search operations to recover Nelson's body. It took over an hour for the team to retrieve her body, which they said was ...badly damaged..., from the snow. Nelson was described by her sponsor The North Face as ...the most prolific ski mountaineer of her generation.... A decade ago, she became the first woman to reach the summits of both Mount Everest and the adjacent Lhotse peak within the space of 24 hours. She was swept off her feet and carried down a narrow snow slope down the south side of the mountain Jim Morrison In her final Instagram post last week, Nelson admitted that it had been a more challenging climb than last time, and that she had faced dangerous conditions due to the ...incessant rain.... She wrote: ...I haven't felt as sure-footed on Manaslu as I have on past adventure of the high Himalaya. ...These past weeks have tested my resilience in new ways.... She is survived by her sons Quinn, 15, and 13-year-old Graydon. The boys were living with Nelson's ex-husband while she was away. In a 2020 interview with Sports Illustrated, Morrison described how his grief following the death of his wife and children had led him to contemplate suicide before he threw himself into mountaineering. He met Nelson on a 2013 expedition to climb Makalu peak in Nepal, where they bonded over his trauma. Shortly afterwards, Nelson's marriage fell apart. In 2017, Nelson and Morrison climbed their first mountain as a couple. Read More on The US Sun HUNT GOES ON Bullet found by Debbie Collier's remains 'may have forced her to obey killer' TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home Speaking about their bond in the same Sports Illustrated piece, Nelson said: ...Jim let me have that space where it was like, ...This is what I want to do. I'm ready.' ...He was really supportive in me chasing my dream.... Instagram/hilareenelsonShe leaves behind two teenage sons '/ '
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