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The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier¹ has been recovered in Nepal

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Hilaree Nelson went missing this week after falling from the world's eighth-highest mountain in Nepal. Her body was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's capital.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

One of the world's top ski mountaineers has died in the Himalayas. She was in Nepal, where she reached the summit of the world's eighth-highest mountain and then suffered a fatal fall. Here's NPR's Lauren Frayer.

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HILAREE NELSON: I started as a professional skier and climber, et cetera. But now I just go on adventures.

LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE³: That's the voice of Hilaree Nelson in a video produced by the outdoor gear company The North Face, which sponsored some of her adventures.

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NELSON: You know, there's - a lot of things I've done are firsts.

FRAYER: Ten years ago, Nelson became the first woman to climb both Mount Everest and another peak together in under 24 hours. She and her partner, Jim Morrison, broke records for skiing in the Himalayas, too. And that's where and how she died. On Monday, the Colorado couple summited a nearly 27,000-foot peak in Nepal. They called colleagues from the top and then started skiing down. Fifteen minutes later, colleagues got another call. A small avalanche⁴ had swept Nelson off the mountain. Morrison managed to ski down to base camp and joined rescuers in a helicopter. They found her body Wednesday.

DAVID HALLOWELL: Amazing neighbor, friend, mother, athlete, member of the community.

FRAYER: David Hallowell lived near Nelson in Telluride, Colo., and knew her well. He works at Jagged Edge Mountain Gear, where he says Nelson inspired so many athletes.

HALLOWELL: She was always interested in what you were doing as well, even though you were in the presence of, you know, an amazing, inspirational, passionate⁵ athlete. That passion and inspiration and drive will just be carried through others.

FRAYER: Including through Nelson's two children, whom she referred to in that North Face video as two pretty crazy young boys. Her Instagram is full of pictures of them.

Lauren Frayer, NPR News, Mumbai.

1 skier   

n.滑雪运动员

参考例句：

• She is a skier who is unafraid of danger.她是一名敢于冒险的滑雪者。
• The skier skimmed across the snow.滑雪者飞快地滑过雪地。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

5 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。