A Tribute To Hilaree Nelson

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

On Monday, September 26th, Hilaree Nelson—one of the world’s most accomplished ski-mountaineers and adventure athletes—tragically passed away while descending mount Manaslu in Nepal after summiting the 26,781-foot mountain with her partner Jim Morrison. She was 49. Named one of National Geographic’s 2018 Adventurers of the Year, Hilaree was an adventurer at the absolute highest level—a giant who summited, explored & skied some of the most exotic and treacherous mountain ranges on Earth and served as an inspiration, mentor, and role model to many. In tribute to her extraordinary life, this episode is a re-release of our conversation from 2018 (RRP 364). It’s about risk, fear, resilience, potential, and the allure of the outdoors. But mostly, it's about placing yourself outside your comfort zone—and what that can teach us about potential, the preciousness of life, and what it means to be truly alive. Watch on YouTube Original Episode 364 Show Notes Rest In Power, Hilaree. Rich

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0:00.0	Hey everyone.
0:14.4	As many of you know, 10 days ago on Monday, September 26, one of the world's most accomplished
0:22.1	ski mountaineers and adventure athletes, Hillary Nelson tragically passed away while descending
0:29.6	Mount Manislu in Nepal after summiting the 26,781 foot mountain with her partner, Jim Morrison.
0:40.0	She was 49.
0:41.0	It's a tragic loss for her family, of course, for Jim, for her two kids.
0:48.8	She leaves behind for the adventure community whose massive outpouring of support has been
0:56.1	the one heartwarming silver lining amid such a grief-stricken event, also for the town
1:02.2	of Teliorai that she called home, and for the countless women athletes for whom she was
1:08.4	an extraordinary inspiration, a mentor, and a role model.
1:14.3	For those new to Hillary, she really was one of the greatest to ever do it, an absolute
1:21.4	giant, and she did it at the highest level for decades, summiting, exploring, skiing,
1:29.8	some of the most exotic and treacherous mountain ranges on earth, including being the first
1:34.6	woman to climb both Everest and its 8,000 meter neighbor, Lotsi in a 24 hour period,
1:41.2	and also being the first person to ski down all five of the Mongolian altized holy peaks.
1:48.1	Unlike many of my friends and past podcasts, people like Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Lindsey
1:54.6	Dyer, Alex Honald, and others, I didn't know Hillary well, but I did know her back in
2:02.4	2018.
2:03.4	I spent the better part of a day with her.
2:06.6	She came to my house.
2:08.3	We did a podcast.
2:09.4	She met my family.
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