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Born in Bergamo, in northern Italy, to middle-class parents, Moro grew up in the borough of Valtesse and was actively encouraged by his father in his passion for the mountains. His father was an accomplished climber and cyclist and also fostered a lively and international environment around him.
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 ...
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Biography. Simone Moro’s achievements within high-altitude mountaineering are matched only by his feats of bravery. A veteran of 15 winter expeditions, he is the only alpinist to have completed four 8,000m ascents in winter, on Shisha Pangma (8027m) in 2005, Makalu (8485m) in 2009, Gasherbrum II (8035m) in 2011 and Nanga Parbat (8126m) in 2016.
Simone began climbing with his father in the nearby Bergamasque Alps and the Dolomites at the age of 13. By age 20, he was a member of the Italian sport climbing team and in 1992, he was invited on a scientific expedition to Everest.
May 27, 2013 · His partners were Simone Moro, a forty-five-year-old Italian who’d been climbing in the Himalayas for more than twenty years (he’d summited Everest four times), and Jonathan Griffith, an ...
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May 3, 2013 · Simone Moro is one of the world's most experienced alpinists. He specializes in fast and light ascents and winter climbs of 8,000-meter peaks. Last weekend, the 35-year-old Italian was involved in ...
Mar 27, 2012 · March 27, 2012. • 7 min read. Simone Moro has a simple answer for anyone who feels that Mount Everest and the rest of the 8,000-meter peaks are too crowded these days: go in winter. The ...
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