Sadie Quarrier was with me in 2012 when I climbed Everest and Lhotse on a Nat Geo expedition. It was great to catch up with her about this very different but equally awesome trip from this last month with my partner Jim Morrison and filmers Nick Kalisz and Dutch Simpson. Xtreme Climbers Treks & Expeditions P. Ltd.
www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2018/10/first-ski-descent-lhotse-hilaree-nelson-jim-morrison/
Inside the first ski descent of the world's 4th tallest peak
nationalgeographic.com
Hilaree Nelson shares details of her historic ski from Lhotse's summit with partner Jim Morrison.
Thank you Hilaree Nelson & @jimmorrison for recognizing our job and skills of our Climbing Sherpas who have made this 2018 possible. It’s been an absolutely amazing honor of Xtreme Climbers Treks and Expeditions Team to have the opportunity and to experience and to organize such an extreme adventure of the year 2018. Thanks to both of you for your trust and looking forward to explore more in near feature. Pemba Sherpa & Panuru Sherpa Xtreme Climbers Treks and Expeditions P.Ltd. (Where Adventures Meets with a Professionals) www.xtremeclimbers.com
Loved our chat Hils! Thanks for taking me there mentally! So psyched & proud of all of you!
Kind of love this one my sweet friend.
Great job Hil.
It took me a while to find a hard charging ski photo from #lhotseski2018. The conditions were tough but they were way superior than my expectations so can’t totally blame it on the snow. Mostly I was spent from the uphill and from trying to climb without oxygen. The thin air forces a lot of stops on the way down to catch our breath. Once we got on he Lhotse face, though, the 🌞 was out, the 💨 died down and got to ski 🎿 fast:) #ilovewildplaces @julbo_eyewear @msr_gear @protectourwinters @jimwmorrison @gopro
Hey Hil. Hoping to come see you in Modesto in Thursday!
Heard Hilaree at Gallo last night. Humble, inspirational, and adventures that boggle your mind. Loved the evening.
Looks pretty hard (and high) charging to me!!!!! Mega!
Incredible ❤️💪
Yes. Well. It’s really good to be home and with my kids. It’s even better when my younger son is totally entertained by making fun of me. “So Mom, is this how you skied Lhotse?” Yes, Grayden. Coat unzipped, no hat, hair flying in the wind.... just awesome 😎 #lhotseski2018 #skiseasoniscoming @thenorthface #telluridehistoricalmuseum
Looking back through photos on the flight home today and wanted to share this one of our warm up run prior to our summit rotation on #lhotseski2018 taken by @jimwmorrison. Since we hadn’t skied since May, we both thought it’d be a good idea to get our ski legs under us only there were very little skiing options between flat glacier and super steep, icy face. Alas, we chose icy face and skied from 24k on the Lhotse face. It was awesome. It gave me the confidence I needed to ⛷from the summit 3 days later. Conditions were pretty dang good but for sure you couldn’t miss a turn or slip an an edge on the near ice surface. Not to mention all the frozen chunky choss embedded in the “snow” that made each turn a little bumpy. Alas, huge thanks to @blizzardskis @dynafit @tecnica_sports for the solid lifelines attached to my two feet!!!! #hangonfordearlife #sufferfest #wheresthepowder #nodownsuit
you just never stop being amazing!👏
Awsome ! Congrats 1 thousand times - Can't believe you skied Lhotse with Low tech fix 😉
Incredible ! What Proud kids you must have ❤️
Congrats!!! to both of you:)
So awesome. Rockstars
Just a quick post to say my last post was from a while ago- right as our fated internet machine imploded. Flash forward to 3 days ago: @jimwmorrison making turns through the choke of the #Lhotsecouloir. Elevation over 27,000 feet. With Everest in the background on right side of photo. I’m still absorbing the whole last month but, without a doubt, this was one of the highlights of my 20 year ski mountaineering career. Thanks 🙏 to everyone who helped us make this happen! For sure more story to come soon! Need a beer 🍺 first 😉 @thenorthface @clifbar @msr_gear @julbo_eyewear @adventuremedicalkits @blackdiamond @timstraumabalm @nickkalisz @dutchsimpson #lhotseski2018 @scottmellin
Boom! So glad you guys got to ski it!!! Get home safe.
Wow, give that man a bells🥃
So good Hilaree, congrats!
So exciting to see this post and extremely proud of you Hil. What an accomplishment and truly must have been exhilarating. Enjoy the feeling. You earned it!!! 🧡🧡🧡
So rad. Nice work.
What a great accomplishment!!! Love the blue sky views!! Congrats to all of you!!!
Yay! So happy for you!
Looks like you had some decent snow. I remember climbing that as an icy washboard. So well done!!!
Such an amazing performance! #proud
Amazing photo and to have Everest as the background! Glad everyone is safe
What a wonderful picture and a exhilarating experience for you!! What a feat!!!!👏
Congrats! Enjoy the beer, I am sure you need the carbs!.
Wahoo huge congratulations what an awesome achievment!
Holy sh$!! Nice job!!!!!
Adam Ligas jedziem na Lothse patrz jakie żlebiszcze 😂🤔
Well done!! What a day for it - a most well earned few beers!!
Exhilarating at a glance!!
Awesome!! Congratulations
Great job, Hill. Really an amazing accomplishment
Incredible. Congrats to all. You rock, Hilaree!
Congrats, an amazing achievement 👏 🤗
Incredible - making everyday dope
Congratulations and well done!!!!
Amazing!!!
Super, super, grande!
We’ve had a complete electronic implosion. 🤞this works through my Thursya #satsleeve. @jimmorrison yesterday Skiing from bergschrund at base of #lhotseface at 22,400 feet. Temps were blistering 🔥, ❄️ was corn ⛷ kinda crazy. Headed to C3 tomorrow. @thenorthface #lhotseski2018 #addictedtotechnology @clifbar @blizzardskis #mysisterrules
This is what a #tentlife day looks like, only time@passes much, much, much slower. We had a false start this morning hoping to head to C2 but instead we played a lot of cards: vicious games of ♥️ and lots of 10 card Gin. I get pretty homesick on days like today. I miss my kids a lot and I miss the beautiful fall days I know are happening in #Telluride. It’s hard to stay focused on the task at hand. Fortunately I get to talk to my boys every couple of days and they keep me fired up with all their questions. 🤞we get to climb tomorrow or my head might 🤯!! #assault3 #bastion @thenorthface @clifbar @msr_gear @jimwmorrison @gopro #timelapse
So psyched for you guys!! Go get it 😊🙏
Thinking of you, Hilariee!!! Wishing you a safe climb!
stay strong! rock out! and have fun! mad respect!!!
Cliff for life - till you get sick of it 😂😬
Safe travels, Hilaree and Jim! Wishing you all the best from the Haute Route!!!
In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan. I saw this film when it premiered at @telluridemountainfilm this spring with my 9 year old son Grayden and we were blown away. Grayden recently saw the premiere of @freesolo in Telluride (I did not) and he told me very seriously that he liked the @DawnWall a little bit more 🙂 no offense to @jimmychin and @alexhonnold. I think Free Solo scared him!!! Anyway-my point is that you should go see this film!!!!! It’s really good.
@RedBullMediaHouseFilms SENDER FILMS Tommy Caldwell Kevin Jorgeson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edfw9ip9sCQ&feature=youtu.be
Just hanging out at Everest Base Camp chilling on FB. Breton and Zoë sending you huge love! Breton's jealous you get to ski first.
Wednesday! Got my tickets online before every theater in Albuquerque was sold out!
wow, thanks, just watched the trailer, MUST see
thanks Hilaree, tonight in Phoenix