Mountaineer. Sprinter. Cyclist. Paralympic athlete.

Andrea Lanfri was born in Lucca, Italy (1986). He was very active as a child and loved trekking and climbing in the mountains.
In 2015, Andrea lost both of his lower legs and seven fingers due to meningitis with meningococcal sepsis.

After a month in coma and while battling his illness in hospital, Andrea was determined to go back to the things he loved, and a mere one year later, he was on the track competing in sprinting and breaking Italian records. He subsequently won silver and bronze medals at the European (2016 and 2018) and World Championships in Para Athletics (2017).  

"I don't have legs? Then I run!"

Andrea soon turned his attention back to his passion for mountain climbing and seven years after his illness, he stood on the top of Mount Everest with his climbing partner Luca Montanari. Andrea is the first person with multiple amputations to reach the summit of Mount Everest and he completed his mission on the Össur Pro-Flex® LP Align and Pro-Flex® XC feet and Iceross® liners. 

Andrea is an accomplished mountaineer and through his #My7Summits project, his goal is to reach the seven highest peaks on each continent.
In addition to Mount Everest (2022), he has also summited Mont Blanc (2020), Mount Kilimanjaro (2022), Mount Kenya (2022), Mount Aconcagua (2023) and Mount Kosciuzko (2023).

In 2018 Andrea published his autobiography "Voglio correre più veloce della meningite” (I want to run faster than the meningitis), and in 2021 he published a second book : “Toccare il cielo con tre dita” (Touching the sky with 3 fingers) and in 2023 his third book: "Over".

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Athletic accomplishments:

Track and Field

World Para Athletics World Championships

• 2017 London Silver medal Relay 4x100 m

 World Para Athletics European Championships

• 2018 Berlin Bronze medal 200 m
• 2018 Berlin Silver medal Relay 4x100 m
• 2016 Grossetto Bronze medal Relay 4x100 m
  

Italian Para Athletics Championships

• 2018 Nembro Gold medal in 100 m, 200 m and 400 m
• 2017 Isernia Gold medal 100 m, 200 m and 400 m
• 2016 Rieti Gold medal 100 m, 200 m and 400m

Summits reached

• 31 July 2018 Monte Rosa 4634 m (First ascent and return to mountaineering after the illness)
• 17 September 2018 Cima Grande di Lavaredo 2999 m Rock climbing
• 6 January 2019 Volcano Chimborazo (Ecuador) 6268 m
• 23 June 2019 Monte Rosa 4.634 m First stage of the project: "From 0 to 0" then continue by bike to Finisterre (Spain) along the entire
  "Camino de Santiago"
• 26 October 2019 Puntha Hiunchili (Nepal) 7246 m Test and first experience in Nepal in anticipation of the project: "Mount Everest: Touching the sky with three fingers"
• 1 August 2020 Mont Blanc (Via Ratti) 4810 m
• 8 July 2020 Gran Paradiso 4061 m
• 24 August 2020 Monviso (Cresta Est) 3841 m
• 23 June 2020 Marmolada (Cresta Ovest) 3343 m
• 7 September 2020 Matterhorn (Cresta del Leone) 4200 m
• 26 October 2020 Volcano Etna Volcano 3342 m Climbed during the project: "From 0 to 0" departing from Aci Trezza to Catania in 11 hours
  and 40 minutes non-stop
• 13/14 June 2021 Gran Sasso (Corno Grande 2912 m.s.l.m) non-stop ascent during the event "From 0 to 0 - Coast to Coast" from Pescara to
  Ladispoli in 23 hours non-stop
• 10/11 September 2021 Punta Gniffetti (4554 m.s.l.m) non-stop ascent during the event "From 0 to 0 - Monte Rosa" from Genoa to the summit in 18 hours non-stop
• 13 May 2022 Mount Everest – Breaking news
  At 05.40 Nepalese time, Andrea Lanfri and Luca Montanari reach the summit of Mount Everest (8849 m) becoming the first athlete in the world with multiple amputations to reach the top of the world, realizing his dream "Touching the sky with three fingers".
  The Guinness World Record organization has officially recognized Andrea’s two records during this expedition:
  Running the fastest mile at high altitude (5160m) in 9 minutes and 48 seconds on blades and becoming the first athlete in the world with multiple amputations to reach the top of the world.
  
• 22.8.2022 Kilimanjaro 5895 m climbed during the African adventure called: "K2K" with his friend Massimo Coda
• 31.8.2022 Mount Kenya 5199 m climbed during the African adventure called: "K2K" with his friend Massimo Coda
• 16 and 22.1. 2023 Mount Aconcagua 6961 m Andrea summited Mount Aconcagua on two separate occasions

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