MORENO PESCE
( running/trekking )

Moreno Pesce is 42 years old, was born in Noale and lives in Auronzo di Cadore, near Belluno. He is an athlete, a sportsman, an enthusiast and his story celebrates his love for life and tells about the determination and the strength that people manage to find in difficult situations when they least expect it.In 1997 Moreno was coming back from the mountains when he got involved in a car accident and lost his left leg. Thanks to a carbon fiber and titanium prosthesis, he has become a celebrity in the world of trail and vertical races, two specialties in close contact with nature where the athlete has to be ready for fatigue and for the unexpected.

In 2016 and 2017 he participated to the Vertical Up circuit, whose particularity is climbing with the snow. Last year he tested the 3rd, in difficulty, vertical in the world, that of Fully in Switzerland (1920 meters of development and 1000 metres of difference in altitude). "Everyone can do it in their own way. I hope that in these competitions there will be more space for people with disabilities who want to try to reach their goal. As an able-bodied, I would never have thought of experiencing what I am right now. I was afraid of mountaineering. I was fascinated, but I never dared to practise it. A wise and patient Lio De Nes (my mountain guide) took my hand and guided me towards this new goal. I don’t say it was easy to "trust" the rope with a 70 m gap below, but  once I reached the peak of Monte Paterno I was on top of the moon. I just had to continue to pass that rope inside the carabiner. The rope that gives security and that helps you if on the other side you find a hand extended towards you. Try it. Find yourself in walking and follow your dreams according to your ideals. Time does not count. There is no need to run, just walk to feel good "- (extract from an article in the ‘Gazzetta’)