Simone Moro was released from the hospital on Thursday and is heading back to Italy. His project to climb Manaslu in winter, alpine style, will have to wait. Climbing partner Oswald Pereira has confirmed the expedition is postponed at least until next year.
Moro explained that an echography revealed his coronary artery was completely free of the obstruction that had caused a heart attack last week while he was at 5,000m, just down from the summit of Mera Peak. The Italian climber underwent surgery to free the artery and has taken vasodilators, with excellent results.
His blood flow has increased by 45% in just five days, which Moro describes as an “almost miraculously fast recovery.” He is returning to Italy now for further tests.
Instagram story by Nima Rinji Sherpa.
No winter Manaslu
Meanwhile, his climbing partners are also moving on. Oswald Pereira of Poland has confirmed to ExplorersWeb that he will not climb Manaslu alone or with only Nima Rinji Sherpa. The winter Manaslu attempt is postponed at least until next year, he noted.
“The climbing project ended earlier than expected…I’m glad I could help when it mattered,” he said today on Instagram.
