On Oct. 15, hundreds gathered in Telluride, Colo., to celebrate the life of renowned ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson .
Nelson, 49, died on Sept. 26 when she triggered a small avalanche while skiing off the 26,781-foot summit of Mount Manaslu in Nepal.
The crowd read like a who’s-who from the world of climbing and adventure.
Jimmy Chin, who won an Academy Award for his 2018 documentary “Free Solo,” shared stories of a long friendship.
Nelson’s death triggered an outpouring of tributes from people around the world, most of whom, like me, didn’t know her personally.