"It is thanks to Simone that interest in this highly challenging type of alpinism [winter climbing] has been renewed." --Reinhold Messner
SIMONE MORO, born in Bergamo in 1967, is an Italian alpinist specializing in winter climbing. He has been the coach of the Italian national climbing team and was a member of helicopter crews in Nepal before starting his own rescue outfit. In 2001 he received the 'Medaglia d'Oro al Valore Civile' (an Italian award often given for great achievements or bravery). He is the author of the bestseller Cometa sull' Annapurna** (Corbaccio 2003) as well as several photography books.
