Simone Moro is born

Simone Moro, an Italian mountaineer, was born in Bergamo on 27 October 1967.

In 2008, together with Hervé Barmasse, he made the first ascent of Beka Brakai Chhok (6,940 m, Karakorum). He has also made four winter first ascents of eight-thousanders, more than anyone else: Shisha Pangma in 2005 with Piotr Morawski, Makalu in 2009 with Denis Urubko, Gasherbrum II in 2011 with Urubko and Cory Richards, and Nanga Parbat in 2016 with Alex Txikon and Ali Sadpara.

• Beka Brakai Chhok

• Shisha Pangma

• Makalu

• Gasherbrum II

• Nanga Parbat

• Hervé Barmasse

• Piotr Morawski

• Denis Urubko

• Cory Richards

• Alex Txikon

• Ali Sadpara