Luke Nelson (born September 16, 1980) is an American

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

. Nelson attended the

Blackfoot High School Blackfoot High School is a four-year public secondary school located in Blackfoot, Idaho, the only traditional high school in the Blackfoot School District #55 in south central Bingham County. History Founded in the early 1890s, the current ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

, and studied at

Idaho State University , mottoeng = "The truth will set you free" , established = , former_names = Academy of Idaho(1901–1915)Idaho Technical Institute(1915–1927) University of Idaho—Southern Branch(1927–1947)Idaho Stat ...

until 2006. He started skiing in 2005. He lives in Pocatello, Idaho.Interview
, Sportiva

Selected results

* 2012: ** 2nd (and 4th in the World ranking),

North American Championship A North American Championship is a top level international sports competition between North American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Bridge * North American B ...

, individual ** 2nd (and 4th in the World ranking), North American Championship, total rankingNorth American Ski Mountaineering Championships - Results

References

External links

Luke Nelson
at SkiMountaineers.org
shot 2012-01-16 at 12.39.10 PM.png Photo (2012)

Nelson's blog
1980 births Living people American male ski mountaineers Sportspeople from Idaho {{skimountaineering-bio-stub