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3 unusual facts about Lino Lacedelli


Fritz Wiessner

No one came as close to the top of the mountain again until July 31, 1954 when the first ascent was achieved by Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni.

Lino Lacedelli

In 1951, he achieved international recognition by completing, in the Mont Blanc area, the second ascent of the Bonatti-Ghigo on the east face of the Grand Capucin with Bibi Ghendina in 18-hours, just weeks after the four-day first ascent.

While Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni were celebrated as national heroes, a furious Walter Bonatti accused Lacedelli and Compagnoni of having abandoned him and Amir Mehdi to an open bivouac just below high camp.


Chiltan Adventurers Association Balochistan

This was organized by the Italian Government, under the leadership of the Italian Federal Minister, Gianni Alemanno, Gerygory Alimano and Lino Lacedelli, the first mountaineer to climb K2 in 1953.

Moncler

In 1954, Moncler quilted jackets were chosen to equip the Italian expedition to Karakorum, which culminated with the conquest of the earth's second highest summit by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli.


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