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Showing posts with label Mountaineering. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Mountaineering. Show all posts

17 September 2020

Nives Meroi - mountaineer

One of history’s greatest female climbers Nives Meroi and Romano Benet have been climbing together for more than 40 years The climber Nives...

27 October 2018

Simone Moro - mountaineer

Bergamo climber with unique record Simone Moro has been climbing since he was 13 years old The mountaineer Simone Moro, who is the o...

12 August 2018

Vittorio Sella - mountain photographer

Images still considered among the most beautiful ever made A 1909 photograph by Sella of K2, on the China-Pakistan border The photo...

2 January 2018

Riccardo Cassin – mountaineer

Long life of partisan who was fascinated by mountains Riccardo Cassin developed a fascination with mountains as a boy The climbe...

17 September 2016

Reinhold Messner - mountaineer

Climber from Dolomites who conquered Everest Reinhold Messner, pictured in 2012 at Castel Juval, one of the sites of his Messner Mount...

22 June 2016

Walter Bonatti - mountaineer

Climber's outstanding career marred by 50-year row Walter Bonatti, pictured in 1964 Walter Bonatti, the Italian who some would ar...

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