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Simone Moro Hospitalized in Kathmandu After Sudden Illness During Himalayan Acclimatization

Doctors in Kathmandu are conducting tests following a helicopter transfer from Khare.

Overview

  • Moro’s staff reports he is feeling better and in good spirits, with no immediate signs of a critical condition, pending thorough medical examinations.
  • He fell ill Friday in Khare at just over 5,000 meters after a previous day’s ascent of Mera Peak, consulted his Italian physicians by video, and was evacuated by helicopter the next day.
  • The alpinist had been acclimatizing for a planned winter attempt on Manaslu, traveling with Nima Rinji Sherpa and photographer Oswald Rodrigo Pereira.
  • His team says there are no further updates at this time and promises to share new information when available.
  • Moro is a globally recognized climber with four first winter ascents on 8,000‑meter peaks and more than seventy expeditions, with past close calls including a 2011 avalanche on Gasherbrum II and a 2020 crevasse fall.