“Dr Graeme Nelson was a keen reader of WildSnow, and a regular poster.” Those words flew in with heavy wings a few days ago. Our sport has its dangers, and once in a while a beloved “WildSnower” doesn’t return from a trip. This past August 24, Graeme was ski mountaineering in Australia (his home) and took a sliding fall on hard snow, resulting in his death. News report here.
The late Dr. Graeme Nelson backcountry skiing in Australia, 2009.
But mostly, we develop our relationships when we take the time and sometimes emotional risk of doing public comments on blog posts. Graeme was one such commenter, and I always appreciated his chiming in on diverse subjects.
Most of the comments under the name “Graeme” on WildSnow.com are from Dr. Nelson, you can search for a few of them here, but there are many more beyond the search results.
We offer condolences to Graeme’s family and friends. If you feel called to do so, you can donate in memory of Dr Grame Nelson. We put one in there from WildSnow. Least we could do. Also, feel free to leave condolences as comments on this blog post.
Accident details may be forthcoming, but we’ve been asked to not focus on that at this time.
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It’s always sad to lose someone to an accident. Infinity more so for the family.
Very sorry to hear of his passing. His comments always seemed deeply committed and thoughtful on the subject of backcountry skiing. Condolences to his family and friends.
So sorry to read this. I know how tough it is to lose family and friends to skiing. Thoughts and prayers to you.
On behalf of Graeme’s family, thank you Wildsnow for donating to MSF (Doctors without Borders) in his memory, as well as for the caring comments.
It’s amazing how many people’s lives he touched, all over the world.
Least we could do, sorry for your loss…
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