{"id":44312,"date":"2026-08-27T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=44312"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:32:12","slug":"president-milanovic-receives-prominent-inclusive-mountaineer-and-author-feruco-lazaric","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-receives-prominent-inclusive-mountaineer-and-author-feruco-lazaric\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Receives Prominent Inclusive Mountaineer and Author Feru\u010do Lazari\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 received today Feru\u010do Lazari\u0107, the mountaineer, travel writer, musician and motivational speaker whose life story inspires the general public all over Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feru\u010do Lazari\u0107, who lost his sight at the age of 40, shared his incredible experiences from hiking trails and distant travels in his conversation with President Milanovi\u0107. He stated that he had begun hiking after losing his eyesight, and that he had embraced his loss of sight as a kind of gift and began living more actively than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To this day, Feru\u010do Lazari\u0107 has conquered some of the highest and most demanding summits, including Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Olympus and Mt Triglav. Furthermore, he has travelled across the Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas. He particularly highlighted his domestic feat of hiking the Via Adriatica \u2013 Croatia\u2019s longest hiking trail stretching an impressive 1,100 kilometres. He added that he always travels in company, most commonly with fellow hikers from various parts of Croatia, and he especially highlighted meeting the Croatian community in Peru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He authored two books, \u201cPlaninarenje na slijepo\u201d [Hiking Blind] and \u201cNa drugi na\u010din lijepo\u201d [Beautiful in a Different Way], the latter of which he presented as a gift to the President, noting that his third book is in preparation. Through his books and frequent lectures, Lazari\u0107 tirelessly promotes inclusive mountaineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Milanovi\u0107 congratulated Feru\u010do Lazari\u0107 on his achievements so far and wished him success in the upcoming travels in Asia and Australia. 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