Lino Lacedelli (born 4 December 1925) is an Italian mountaineer.
Lacedelli was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Province of Belluno).
Together with Achille Compagnoni, he was the first man to reach the summit of K2 on 31 July 1954. The expedition was led by Ardito Desio. There had been many other attempts but those two conquered K2 first.
Italians proudly describe the first ascent of K2 as one of the golden pages in climbing history. However, not every...
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Lino Lacedelli (born 4 December 1925) is an Italian mountaineer.
Lacedelli was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Province of Belluno).
Together with Achille Compagnoni, he was the first man to reach the summit of K2 on 31 July 1954. The expedition was led by Ardito Desio. There had been many other attempts but those two conquered K2 first.
Italians proudly describe the first ascent of K2 as one of the golden pages in climbing history. However, not everything was epic in the expedition. While Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni were celebrated as national heroes; a furious Walter Bonatti accused Lino and Achille to have abandoned him in the death zone.
1954, Bonatti, was a 24 year old member in Ardito Desio's K2 expedition. Bonatti and local porter Mahdi were ordered to bring spare oxygen bottles to Lino and Achille; on summit push from final camp 8.
The high camp was further away than Bonatti and Madhi had expected and night fell before they reached it. When they called outside their...
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