He was one of the most important exponents of mountaineering in Valtellina and a photographer of rare sensitivity and culture. I am talking about Alfredo Corti, who lived between 1880 and 1973, to whom the Valtellina section of the Italian Alpine Club of the city of Sondrio dedicated an archive of about 2,000 photographs, where
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Oct152019
The “Alps 2020” pre-expedition is about to end. From Val Gerola we move directly to the upper Valtellina to reach the Forni refuge, one of the first examples of glaciological tourism. In fact, the refuge was built at the end of the 19th century to allow tourists to visit the Forni glacier front, which at
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Aug302019
After the first expedition stage conducted between the Mont Balnc and the Monte Rosa area, we move from Gressoney to Valtelline. In Morbegno, we reach Riccardo Scotti, glaciologist at the University of Bologna, and Marco Manni, who will help us logistically, both are part of the Lombard Glaciological Service and will join the team for
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In November 2018, I officially started the iconographic research for the “Alps 2020” expedition, the last one planned in the framework of my project „On the Trail of the Glaciers”. Immediately, I had the confirmation that the amount of available historical photos of the glaciers in the many archives was huge. Assuming to cover the
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My new visit to the Sella’s Foundation could not be less exciting and thrilling than I expected. A confirmation of the very rich iconographic heritage, which never upsets me, despite my repeated visits. The Foundation stores, among others, the Vittorio Sella’s Fund, the main landmark for mountain photography: his work dedicated to the Alps is
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(Italiano) 15000 foto in 3 giorni. Non male come inizio lavoro di ricerca iconografica. Di ritorno dal Piemonte posso considerarmi soddisfatto per questa full immersion negli archivi storici di fotografie di montagna: Museo Nazionale della Montagna “Duca degli Abruzzi” di Torino, Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Comitato Glaciologico Italiano.
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Jul262018
Today we move on from the Everest base camp and make our way to the base camp at Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth highest mountain. During a journey over mainly dirt roads we come across a Tibetan family grazing their yaks while, close by, we get a glimpse of a vulture close to a dead
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Jul062018
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Jun282018
We have completed the first part of the expedition and are back in Kathmandu and need to know if the Chinese Consulate is going to issue us with a visa to enter Tibet. We have an appointment at the Consulate the morning after our arrival and are received by the Consul himself. The meeting turns
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After the high-altitude exertions of the previous day we decided to set the alarm clock at a reasonable time and got up at 7am. I emerged from my sleeping bag and shook off the frost that my condensed breath had formed and switched on the light of my tiny tent. Before me lay the peaks
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May312018
(Italiano) Lungo i corsi d’acqua che incontriamo risalendo la valle del fiume Ghunsa Khola si osservano i tipi di rocce provenienti dalle aree più a monte, e quelle più rappresentate sono quelle metamorfiche, infatti siamo nella zona che i geologi chiamano “The Higher Himalaya” (nella quale sono comprese le più alte cime della terra) costituita da rocce di questo tipo e in misura minore da graniti (rocce ignee).