Watershed Expedition Series presents Daring Greatly with Hilaree Nelson at the historic Sheridan Opera House!

Join us for a very special evening with Hilaree Nelson. Hilaree's talk, "Daring Greatly", will include a mix of photos and video and will include how she got started in the world of mountaineering, with a focus on the ski descent of Lhotse this last fall. Her talk will be dedicated to the discussion behind the trials and tribulations of failure, raising kids, passion as a compass.

The Watershed Expedition Series is offered as a collaboration between the Wilkinson Public Library, the Telluride Institute, and the Sheep Mountain Alliance. A reception with Hilaree will take place in the Show Bar right after her presentation.

HILAREE NELSON BIO:
Recently named the captain of The North Face Athlete Team, Hilaree is a seasoned adventurer with more than 40 expeditions to some of the most remote corners of the globe. Her passion and dedication to climbing and skiing has won her recognition as a 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. She has become a mentor for an upcoming generation of mountain athletes. As a member of Protect Our Winters Riders' Alliance, she shares her stories and life experiences as a voice for advocacy of our wild places.

She is the first woman to climb two 8000 meter peaks, Everest and its neighboring peak Lhotse(Loht-say) – in a single 24-hour period. Just this past September, Hilaree returned to Lhotse to complete the first-ever ski descent of the 4th highest peak in the world, aka the Dream Line.
Born and raised in the Northwest, Hilaree began skiing at age 3 in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Today, her favorite mountain town is Telluride, CO - a place where she raises her two boys and is fortunate to call home.