▁( born ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Italian ▁mount aine er . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁twenty ▁second ▁person ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁four teen ▁eight - th ous and ers , ▁having ▁done ▁so ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ ▁A be le ▁Bl anc ▁has ▁summ ited ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁twice : ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . Best ▁of ▁Ex pl or ers Web ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Awards : ▁H imal ay an ▁Kn ights , ▁A be le ▁Bl anc ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁sum mit ers ▁by ▁number ▁of ▁times ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁List ▁of ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁sum mit ers ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁ ▁Category : Sum mit ers ▁of ▁all ▁ 1 4 ▁eight - th ous and ers ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Ma ó ▁che ese ▁( format ge ▁de ▁Ma ó ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Catal an , ▁qu eso ▁de ▁Mah ón ▁in ▁Spanish ) ▁is ▁a ▁soft ▁to ▁hard ▁white ▁che ese ▁made ▁from ▁cow ' s ▁milk , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁natural ▁port ▁of ▁Ma ó ▁( known ▁as ▁Mah ón ▁in ▁Spanish ), ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Men or ca ▁off ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast