Nives Meroi

Nives Meroi (born 17 September 1961 in Bonate Sotto) is an Italian mountaineer and a climbing writer. On 11 May 2017 she completed the ascent to the summits of all 14 eight-thousanders using the alpine style of climbing and without supplementary oxygen.[1][2][3][4]

Nives Meroi, Rome, 2010

Climbing career

All of Nives's (and Romano's) 8,000 m climbs to the summits of eight-thousenders were completed without supplementary oxygen and without use of sherpas.[5]

In 2015 Nives published a book about their three expeditions to Kangchenjunga It. "Non ti farò aspettare. Tre volte sul Kangchendzonga, la storia di noi due raccontata da me" ("I won’t let you wait. Three times on Kangchendzonga, the story of the two of us told by me"). Later the book was published in other languages. Nives also wrote a book about their expeditions to Annapurna It. "Il volo del corvo timido" ("The flight of the shy crow")[6]

List of eight-thousander climbs

Personal life

Since 1989, Meroi has been married to Romano Benet, a climber and her partner in Himalayan mountaineering. Meroi and Benet live in Tarvisio in the Alps in northern Italy.

References
  1. "List with female climbers with more than 4 8000ers, www.8000ers.com".
  2. "Makalu summit success for Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, www.planetmountain.com".
  3. "Alpinismo, il record di Meroi-Benet: è italiana la prima coppia su tutti gli Ottomila". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. "Italians become first couple to scale all eight-thousanders". ansa.it. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  5. "Makalu Winter Expedition 2008".
  6. "Books by Nives Meroi". Amazon. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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