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Simone Moro (born 27 October 1967 in Bergamo) is an Italian mountaineer known for having made first winter ascents of four of the fourteen eight-thousanders: Shishapangma in 2005, [1] [2] Makalu in 2009, [3] [4] Gasherbrum II in 2011, [5] [6] and Nanga Parbat in 2016.
Time to take stock. This Friday, Simone Moro celebrates his 50th birthday. The Italian can already be more than satisfied with his career as a high-altitude climber. No one else besides Simone...
Mar 3, 2016 · March 03, 2016. • 15 min read. Simone Moro trekking to Nanga Parbat, known as the “Killer Mountain,” Photograph courtesy Simone Moro. Barbara Moro, a high-school phys-ed teacher in Bergamo ...
Sep 13, 2021 · By his 20th birthday, Moro had become an athlete on the Italian sport climbing team and ticked several difficult sport routes near his hometown. In 1992 when he was 25, a life-changing opportunity fell into his lap: Agostino Da Polenza, a well-known mountaineer, invited Moro on a scientific expedition to Everest.
May 7, 2012 · For his second act, Italian climber Simone Moro has become a helicopter rescue pilot, and one of the central figures at Everest Base Camp. Though he only got his pilot’s license in 2009, he’s ...
- Grayson Schaffer
The only mountaineer in history to have reached four 8,000-meter peaks as first ascent and in COMPLETE winter season (starting after December 21st): Shisha Pangma (8,027 m), Makalu (8463 m ...
Simone Moro, italian alpinist and experienced helicopter pilot shares with TEDxModenaSalon audience his life experiences in a motivational and emotional talk.