Cosimo Zappelli is born

Cosimo Zappelli, an Italian mountaineer renowned for several major ascents in the Mont Blanc massif alongside Walter Bonatti, was born in Viareggio on 23 February 1934. During his lifetime, he was also a ski instructor and mountain guide, and served as President of the Courmayeur Guides’ Association. Among other things, he was the author of the first book to catalogue the mountain huts and bivouacs of the Aosta Valley.