Ferran Latorre

Ferran Latorre Torres (born October 18, 1970) is a Spanish mountaineer and adventurer.

Ferran Latorre
Born (1970-10-18) October 18, 1970
NationalitySpanish
OccupationMountaineer, adventurer
Known forFirst Catalan to ascend all 14 eight-thousanders
Websitewww.ferranlatorre.com

Biography

At the age of fourteen, he began training as a member of the Hiking Club of Catalonia where he learned mountaineering and climbing. His fascination for climbing led him to the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Himalayas.[1] At the age of 21, he climbed Shishapangma.[2]

Since 1998, Latorre has participated in the Spanish television program Al filo de lo impossible[1] which documented his climbs in places such as Kyrgyzstan, Greenland, South George, Antarctica and the Himalayas. In 2017, he became the sixth Spanish mountaineer (and first Catalan)[3] to ascend the 14 Eight-thousanders after climbing Mount Everest.[4]

References
  1. Carbonell, Rafael (19 August 2009). "Una vida vale más que la montaña" (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. "El espíritu de los pioneros. Ferrán Latorre, alpinista y cámara de altura". Revista Fusion (in Spanish). 7 April 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. Hayes, Adrian (2018). One Man's Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2. ISBN 9781526745385.
  4. "Genetics in the Himalayas". Euro News. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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