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Simone Moro
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Resilience
Transform high-altitude performance with Simone Moro, speaker, mountaineering expert and helicopter pilot. Simone works with organisations to develop resilience and overcome extreme challenges, delivering insights from his record-breaking Himalayan expeditions and high-altitude rescue operations.
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Simone Moro is a prominent alpinist and helicopter pilot known for his significant contributions to high-altitude mountaineering. He began climbing at the age of 13, going on to focus on the Himalayas. His career includes pioneering winter ascents of four 8,000-metre peaks, a feat that has inspired adventurers globally.
Simone has completed over 70 expeditions, demonstrating his technical skills and physical endurance. He has summited 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks, including Everest four times. Notably, he achieved the first winter ascents of four 8,000-metre mountains, setting a record in the mountaineering community.
In addition to his climbing achievements, Simone is a qualified helicopter pilot, obtaining his licence in just 69 days. He has worked in high-altitude rescue operations and has been involved with Altitude Helicopters. Beyond his climbing and piloting, he is an author who shares his experiences and insights through motivational speaking, focusing on overcoming challenges. Simone's career reflects a commitment to pushing the limits of human potential, making him a respected figure in both the mountaineering and aviation fields.
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In this keynote, Simone Moro shares his inspiring journey of pursuing his dreams at the age of 42. Despite being deemed "too old" to become a helicopter pilot, Simone embarked on this challenging journey with a clear vision, traveling to the USA to earn his helicopter license. Today, Simone uses his experience as an alpinist and rescue pilot to teach teams how to make quick decisions, prioritise in critical moments, manage risks, and turn perceived limitations into opportunities for growth.
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Simone Moro structures his keynote around a personal case study, drawing on his experience of obtaining a helicopter licence in 69 days at age 42 to illustrate decision-making under pressure, risk management, and reframing perceived limitations — set against his broader record of over 70 high-altitude expeditions and four first winter ascents of 8,000-metre peaks.
Simone Moro's session covers decision-making under pressure, risk management, and turning perceived limitations into opportunities for growth. He holds the record for first winter ascents of four 8,000-metre peaks across more than 70 Himalayan expeditions, and obtained his helicopter pilot's licence in 69 days.
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