Sergio Martini
Sergio Martini (born July 29, 1949 in Rovereto-Lizzanella ) is an Italian extreme mountaineer .
He is the seventh mountaineer to have climbed all 14 eight-thousanders and, after Reinhold Messner, the second from Italy.
Mountaineering
At the age of 19 he reached the Micheluzzi column of the Marmolada as the leader of a group . After opening up some new routes in the Dolomites , between 1971 and 1972 he gained his first experience outside Europe with the Fitz Roy in Patagonia .
In 1976 he climbed his first peak in the Himalayas . In 1983, accompanied by his friend Fausto De Stefani, he climbed the K2 over the north face. Two years later he climbed the Makalu via the northeast face. The following year he reached the summit of Nanga Parbat and Annapurna . In 1987 he stood on Gasherbrum II . In 1988, with only twelve days between the two ascents, he climbed Shisha Pangma and Cho Oyu , and a year later Dhaulagiri . In 1993 he climbed Broad Peak , 1994 Hidden Peak , 1995 Kangchenjunga and 1996 Manaslu . He climbed Mount Everest from Tibet in 1999 and stood on Lhotse in 2000 . So he stood on all eight-thousanders. Nine years later he was standing on the highest mountain on earth again, this time he chose the south side of Nepal for the ascent.
Sergio Martini is a member of the CAI . He is a national alpinism instructor and alpine skiing instructor and a member of the French high mountain group .
See also
Web links
- Sergio Martini at EverestHistory
- Personal folder on Sergio Martini (PDF) in the historical Alpine archive of the Alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (temporarily offline)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all mountaineers with 14 eight-thousanders, www.8000ers.com
- ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski , www.8000ers.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martini, Sergio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian extreme mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rovereto lizzanella |