Ferran Latorre

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Latorre and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Ferran Latorre
Born (1970-10-18) 18 October 1970 (age 54)
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, adventurer
Known forFirst Catalan to ascend all 14 eight-thousanders
Websitewww.ferranlatorre.com

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

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. ^ a b 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. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781526745385.
  4. ^ "Genetics in the Himalayas". Euro News. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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