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Edmund Percival Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, one of the first two men, alongside Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Everest
23/08/2026
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Jacques Balmat
Guide, crystal hunter and chamois hunter, co-protagonist of the first ascent of Mont Blanc in 1786.
23/08/2026
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Celestino V
Nacque nel 1209-1210 in Molise da una famiglia di contadini. A poco più di venti anni abbandonò il monastero di...
18/05/2010
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Johann Jakob Weilenmann
Swiss mountaineer and writer, co-founder of the Swiss Alpine Club in 1863.
20/08/2012
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Maurizio Bergamini
Jules Bich
Si è spento a Breuil-Cervinia, il 10 febbraio 2003, il decano delle guide alpine valdostane: Jules Bich, aveva 95 anni....
31/12/2003
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Emerico of Quart
Blessed Emerico of Quart, born around 1250 at Quart Castle in the Aosta Valley, is an emblematic figure of medieval...
01/03/2025
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Charles Evans
Charles Evans is the British mountaineer who, in 1953, together with Tom Bourdillon, reached the South Summit ofEverest, the highest...
07/03/2014
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Giovanni Gnifetti
Giovanni Gnifetti was born in Alagna on 3 April 1801. He grew up in a wealthy local family and began...
28/12/2010
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