Ferran Latorre Torres (born October 18, 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. At the age of 21, he climbed Shishapangma.

Ferran Latorre

Since 1998, Latorre has participated in the Spanish television program Al filo de lo impossible 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) to ascend the 14 Eight-thousanders after climbing Mount Everest.

Ferran Latorre

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1970 births

Living people

People from Barcelona

Spanish summiters of Mount Everest

Spanish mountain climbers

Athletes from Catalonia

Summiters of all 14 eight-thousanders

Summiters of K2

Summiters of Broad Peak

Ferran Latorre