26 April 2017

8a member and best selling writer Jo Nesbö in Financial Times

Jo Nesbo, a best selling crime writer with 33 millions copies world wide, has been portraited in Financial Times. He restarted climbing in 2008 and in five years ago, he posted a thrilling story about a 6a flash on Kalymnos in his comments field on his 8a scorecard with 1 000+ routes. Being 17 he made his first appearance in the Premier Soccer league in Norway but an injury stopped his professional dreams. He has a Masters in Economics and has worked as a stock broker. He is also a singer and musician in Di Derre.
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