Walter Bonatti
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Walter Bonatti was an Italian mountaineer, alpinist, explorer and journalist. He was noted for many climbing achievements, including a solo climb of a new alpine climbing route on the south-west pilla
Walter Bonatti in 1964
North Face of the Grandes Jorasses. The Walker Spur, climbed by Bonatti in 1949, is number 9.
Grand Capucin
Position of Camp IX and of the unplanned Bonatti-Mehdi open bivouac
Achille Compagnoni
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Achille Compagnoni was an Italian mountaineer and skier. Together with Lino Lacedelli on 31 July 1954 he was in the first party to reach the summit of K2.
Walter Bonatti
…picked off the 8,000m peaks in the same way they had colonies 100 years previously. On 31 July, two members of the Italian team, Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni, reached the summit, securing the first ascent of K2 for the Italian team. However, years after the expedition Bonatti found himself accused and at the…
Compagnoni at the world premiere of Italia K2 on 25 March 1955
Compagnoni on the summit of K2 on 31 July 1954