 Simone Moro
Simone Moro  Bio Simone has a passion to explore, a passion which has led him from his home and playground in the Italian Dolomites to the very highest places on our earth. He is world renowned for his all round prowess as an alpinist - on rock, on ice, mixed and at altitude. His drive, his boundless energy, his humility, his happiness and his love for life are inspiration to all of us. He started to climb at the age of thirteen and it will remain a life long love. He climbs to an incredible standard - 8b+ on rock and M11 mixed, and an equivalent standard on ice. But is as an expedition climber that Simone has become known worldwide. Simone’s first expedition beyond European territory was to Everest (8848m), the highest mountain in the world it is the highest mountain in the world. On this first expedition he was not destined to reach the summit, but it opened up a new world to him. He has since made a total of 40 expeditions during the last 16 years …. To the Himalayas, Karakorum, Tien Shan, Pamir, Andes, Patagonia and Antarctica. His achievements are legendary. In February 2009 he made the first winter ascent of Makalu (8463m) with his team-mate Denis Urubko in true alpine style - fast and light, without oxygen or high altitude Sherpa - just the two of them. They realised the dreams and experience of almost 30 years, from the first winter attempt on Makalu in 1980. Their achievement touched the limits of human endurance and they opened a chapter into a new era by their success on one of the remaining high-altitude challenges. Simone is a veteran of 10 winter expeditions, including in two attempts on Broad Peak (8051m) in the winters of 2007 and 2008. In January 2005 he became the first non-Polish mountaineer to make a winter ascent of an 8000m mountain. Reaching the summit of Shish Pangma (8027m), together with his Polish team-mate Piotr Morawski, he made the first winter ascent of the 14th highest mountain in the world. Since his first expedition Simone has be drawn back time again to Everest. In 2006 he made the first solo traverse south/north. One of his remaining dreams is to return to make the Everest-Lhotse traverse via the south peak bridging the two mountains. His first attempt in spring 2001 was curtailed with the successful rescue of a young British climber on Lhotse. This ‘exemplary spirit of solidarity’, which underpins Simone’s philosophy in every sphere of his life, was rewarded by numerous awards including the Fair Play award from UNESCO. Simone has two published books. ‘Cometa Sull’Annapurna’ narrates the story of his 1997 winter expedition to Annapurna during which his companion Anatoli Bukreev died. In ‘8000m to Live For’ Simone describes all the routes on the fourteen 8000m mountains, and from his own experience shows with imposing photography and words how life is at those altitudes where an icy expanse stretches to the curve of the horizon. For Simone, ‘Climbing the world’s mountains is a way of discovering not only one’s own strengths and weaknesses, but also the cultures, peoples and problems of the world’. Birthdate: 27 October 1967 Home: Bergamo, Italy Favourite Destination: Winter Expeditions Favourite Mountain: Any Favorite The North Face Product: Assoult 23 and Himalayan Suit Favourite Food: Anything cooked from my wife Proudest Moment: Seeing my daughter born; and standing on the summits of Shisha Pangma and Makalu Favourite Moment in History: Reinhold Messner summiting Everest solo and without oxygen in 1980 Most Recent Epic: First winter ascent of Makalu 8485m Most Humbling Moment: Tragedy on Annapurna in 1997 What People Should Know About Me I’m always happy and in good mood (and also that I speak five different languages) What I Always Pack: Running shoes, headlamp and mp3 music Philosophy: Never stop dreaming and attempting what is considered "impossible". What Inspires You? The curiosity to explore the unclimbed and unknown mountains/faces Words To Live By: Humility and happiness! Web Site: Career Highlights:
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