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07/03/2014 massimo

Charles Evans

Charles Evans is the British mountaineer who, in 1953, together with Tom Bourdillon, reached the South Summit ofEverest, the highest point reached by John Hunt’s British expedition before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit. In 1955, he led the British expedition that made the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak. A surgeon by training, he was principal of the University College of North Wales (later Bangor University) from 1958, and president of the Alpine Club from 1967 to 1970.

05/11/2026 massimo

Riccardo Cassin
Non solo un mito, di più. Riccardo Cassin è uno dei nomi più celebri dell’alpinismo di tutti i tempi, le cui imprese negli anni ’30 lasciarono a bocca aperta gli specialisti dell’epoca.
05/11/2026 maurizio

Ardito Desio
In all probability, when Mr and Mrs Desio on 18 April 1897 chose to impose the name Ardito on their son, they did not imagine how correct and almost prophetic this choice would prove to be.
05/11/2026 massimo

Hermann Buhl
Hermann Buhl was born in Innsbruck onon 21 September 1924, the youngest of four brothers. At the age of 4 he lost his mother after a long illness and ended up in an orphanage. AtSix years old, he is taken in by the family of an aunt. In the 1930s, he...
28/01/2024 massimo

Dougal Haston
Dougal burst onto the mountaineering scene in the late '1950s by climbing new routes in Scotland together with Robin Smith. He went on to make an initial English ascent of the Eigerwand, was a major force in the creation of the direct Eiger, took ...
28/01/2024 massimo

Giusto Gervasutti
No frisson of joy. No thrill of victory. The goal achieved is already surpassed. I would almost say a sense of bitterness at the dream come true. I think it would be much nicer to be able to wish for something all your life, to strive for it all the time....
25/04/2024 massimo

Jean-Joseph Maquignaz

Jean-Joseph Maquignaz's mountaineering career has a striking beginning: he is a member of Jean-Antoine Carrel's team, committed to finding an Italian route to the Matterhorn, in competition with Englishman Edward Whymper, who is pursuing the first absolute ascent.

28/04/1959 redazione

Erhard Loretan
Il 28 aprile 1959 nasce, a Bulle nel Canton Friburgo, Erhard Loretan alpinista svizzero noto per le sue numerose ascensioni nelle Alpi e sugli 8000. Famosa fu la sua straordinaria via sull'Annapurna aperta nel 1994, una lunga concatenazione di creste...
07/04/1879 redazione

Angelo Dibona
Il 7 aprile 1879 nasce, a Cortina d'Ampezzo, Angelo Dibona Guida alpina ed alpinista noto per essere stato tra i più attivi scalatori del XX° secolo. La sua attività prevalse nelle Dolomiti con qualche digressione anche nelle Alpi occidentali. A lui ...
31/03/1965 redazione

Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Il 31 marzo 1965 nasce, a Gap, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, Guida alpina, arrampicatore e alpinista francese noto per alcune importanti ascensioni nell'Himalaya. Ha scalato 11 dei 14 ottomila ed è scomparso durante il tentativo di raggiungere per la pri...
24/03/1948 redazione

Jerzy Kukuczka
Il 24 marzo 1948 nasce, a Cracovia, Jerzy Kukuczka forte alpinista polacco noto per aver salito tutti i 14 ottomila aprendo 10 vie nuove di cui 4 in invernale. https://youtu.be/kq5jcMec9D0 Il 24 ottobre 1989 l'alpinista polacco Jerzy Kukuczka muore ...
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