Ferran Latorre | |
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| Born | 18 October 1970 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, adventurer |
| Known for | First Catalan to ascend all 14 eight-thousanders |
| Website | www |
Ferran Latorre Torres (born 18 October 1970) is a Spanish mountaineer and adventurer.
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]
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