Meraldi was born in Valtellina. He passed the mountain guide training at the age of 20, and participated in various mountain tours, sky running and ski mountaineering events. He collected four European titles and nine Italian titles amongst other cups and medals, won the Pierra Menta ten times (s. below) and the Sellaronda Skimarathon six times. He also holds some important world records of speed ascending to high mountains respectively ascending and descending.
Intervista con fabio meraldi alla pila skyrace
Ski mountaineering
1995:
1st, Trofeo Kima
1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Enrico Pedrini)
1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Enrico Pedrini)
1996:
1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Enrico Pedrini)
1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Enrico Pedrini)
1997:
1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Enrico Pedrini)
1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Enrico Pedrini)
2nd, Trofeo Kima
1998:
1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Enrico Pedrini)
1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Enrico Pedrini)
2nd, Trofeo Kima
1999:
1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Enrico Pedrini)
1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Enrico Pedrini)
2000:
1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Enrico Pedrini)