Ferran Latorre Explained

Ferran Latorre
Birth Date:18 October 1970
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Mountaineer, adventurer
Known For:First Catalan to ascend all 14 eight-thousanders
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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]

Notes and References

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