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Dennis Brunod
Dennis Brunod (born 16 June 1978 in Aosta) is an Italian ski mountaineer, mountain and skyrunner. Life Born in Aosta but living in Châtillon, Brunod added ski mountaineering to his favorite sports in 2000, when he first competed in the Mountain Attack race in Saalbach. He was member of the Italian national team after 2002. Selected results Ski mountaineering * 2002: ** 1st, Italian Cup team (together with Manfred Reichegger)''Albo d'oro Coppa Italia '' ** 1st, (together with Manfred Reichegger)''To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aosta
Aosta (, , ; french: Aoste , formerly ; frp, Aoûta , ''Veulla'' or ''Ouhta'' ; lat, Augusta Praetoria Salassorum; wae, Augschtal; pms, Osta) is the principal city of Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St Bernard Pass routes. History Aosta was settled in proto-historic times and later became a centre of the Salassi, many of whom were killed or sold into slavery by the Romans in 25 BC. The campaign was led by Terentius Varro, who then founded the Roman colony of ''Augusta Praetoria Salassorum'', housing 3,000 retired veterans. After 11 BC Aosta became the capital of the Alpes Graies ("Grey Alps") province of the Empire. Its position at the confluence of two rivers, at the end of the Great and the Little St Bernard Pass, gave it considerable military importance, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyrunning
Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running up to or exceeding where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons and hands may be used to aid progress. The governing body is the International Skyrunning Federation. The sport comprises a number of different disciplines from the short, steep Vertical Kilometer to the more popular SkyRace and SkyMarathon. Ultra SkyMarathons are becoming increasingly popular as are short vertical SkySpeed races which include skyscraper racing. History The idea of skyrunning came from Italian mountaineer Marino Giacometti and a handful of fellow climbers. They pioneered races on Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa in the early 1990s. In 1993, with the support of the Fila sportswear company, skyrunning took off across the world's mountain ranges reaching from the Alps to the Himalayas, to Mount Kenya and the Mexican volcanoes. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Trento
Denis Trento (born 2 June 1982 in Aosta) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2006: ** 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2007: ** 1st, European Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and Guido Giacomelli) * 2008: ** 1st, World Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and Martin Riz) * 2009: ** 1st, European Championship team race (together with Matteo Eydallin) ** 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Matteo Eydallin ** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with Matteo Eydallin) ** 2nd, Dachstein Xtreme ** 9th, European Championship single race * 2010: ** 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen (ISMF World Cup), together with Guido Giacomelli * 2011: ** 1st, World Championship team race, together with Matteo Eydallin ** 1st, World Championship relay, together with Manfred Reichegger, Robert Antonioli and Matteo Eydallin ** 5th, World Championship vertical, total ranking ** 6th, World Championship sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Pedranzini
Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Artists * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ. * Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, renowned Filipino painter. * Federico Andahazi, Argentine writer and psychologist. * Federico Casagrande, Italian jazz guitarist * Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor who is most famous for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos * Federico Cortese, Italian conductor, Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra * Federico Elizalde, Filipino marksman and musician * Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker and director * Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright * Federico Luppi, Argentine film, TV, radio and theatre actor * Federico Ricci, Italian composer Athletes * Federico Bruno (born 1993), Argentine distance runner *Federico Chiesa, Italian footballer cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansjörg Lunger
Hansjörg Lunger (born 4 September 1964) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Lunger was born in Karneid. He started ski mountaineering in 1985, competed first in 2003 and was member of the national team after 2006. Lunger is dairyman of the ''Schutzhaus Latzfonser Kreuz'', a mountain hut in the Sarntal Alps.''Großes Fest am Wallfahrtsort - Schutzhaus Latzfonser Kreuz'' (German). His daughter Tamara is also a competition ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2004: ** 8th (and 1st in "seniors II" class ranking), |
Vertical Race
A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are part of all international ski mountaineering competitions of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) as well as at many national competitions. The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)is working toward the goal of having Vertical Race become an Olympic discipline at the 2018 Winter Olympics, .''Die Sportart Skibergsteigen'' (German) in ''Dachstein Xtreme 2008: Streckenänderungen beschlossen'', mountains2b.com, March 2008. Championships < ...
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Matteo Pedergnana
Matteo Pedergnana (born August 14, 1980) from Valfurva is an Italian ski mountaineer. He is member of the ''Sci Club Alta Valtellina'' as well as member of the national team. Selected results Pedergnana placed third in the 2002 World Championship single race ("espoirs" class) and won four times the Pierra Menta (1999/2000/2001/2002) in younger class events, before he competed in "senior" events. (German). * 2003: ** 8th, (together with Matteo Riz and |
Guido Giacomelli
Guido Giacomelli (born September 5, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Giacomelli was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Pierra Menta race in 1998. He has been member of the national team since 2002. He has held the course record of the Mountain Attack race since 2006 and was member of the Patrouille des Glaciers record team of 2006. Giacomelli enjoys also alpine skiing, alpine and cross-country skiing. Selected results * 2002: ** 1st, 2002 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, World Championship "espoirs" class * 2004: ** 2nd, 2004 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, World Championship relay race (together with Carlo Battel, Graziano Boscacci and Martin Riz) ** 8th, World Championship team race (together with Mirco Mezzanotte) * 2005: ** 1st, 2005 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, European Championship single race ** 1st. European Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Rutor
Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed by a guide * Walking tour, a visit of a historical or cultural site undertaken on foot Entertainment * Concert tour, a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different locations * Touring theatre, independent theatre that travels to different venues Sports * Professional golf tours, otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments * Tennis tour, tennis played in tournament format at a series of venues * Events in various sports named the Pro Tour (other) * Tour de France ('), the world's biggest bicycle race Places * Tour-de-Faure, Lot, France * Tour-en-Bessin, Calvados, France * Tour-en-Sologne, Loir-et-Cher, France * Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France * Tours-en-Savoie, Savoie, France * Tours-en-Vimeu, Somme, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Reichegger
Manfred Reichegger (6 January 1977) is an Italian ski mountaineer, sky runner and mountain runner. Biography Reichegger was born in Bruneck. He competed first in ski mountaineering in 1999 and has been member of the national team since 2002. He also won the Mezzalama Skyrace in 2002. Selected results * 2002: ** 1st, Italian Cup team (together with Dennis Brunod)''Albo d'oro Coppa Italia '' ** 1st, (together with Dennis Brunod)''Tour du Rutor'' ** 2nd, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
