Hilaree Nelson goes missing after falling into 2,000ft crevasse as she skied down world's 8th highest peak

Hilaree Nelson goes missing after falling into 2,000ft crevasse as she skied down world's 8th highest peak
US mountaineer Hilaree Nelson went missing while skiing down Mount Manaslu in Nepal (hilareenelson, jimwmorrison/Instagram)

MOUNT MANASLU, NEPAL: Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has been reported missing after she reached the summit of Mount Manaslu in Nepal and then fell into a 2,000ft deep crevasse as she skied down the world's eighth highest peak. Nelson was the first woman to climb two 8,000m peaks, Everest and Lhotse within 24 hours. The 49-year-old went missing on Monday, September 26, while skiing down the mountain with her boyfriend Jim Morrison.

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Morrison returned to base camp and reported Nelson missing but rescue attempts failed as helicopters couldn't enter the remote and extremely high site due to bad weather. Another eyewitness to Nelson's descent said she fell around 80ft into a vertical crevasse and it was not known if she has survived the initial fall.