Guido Giacomelli (born September 5, 1980) is an Italian

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

. Giacomelli was born in

Sondalo Sondalo (''Sondel'' in Valtellinese dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio. Sondalo borders the following municipali ...

. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the

Pierra Menta The Pierra Menta has been an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the region of Beaufort, Savoie south-eastern France since 1986. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps (''les grandes trois de ...

race in 1998. He has been member of the national team since 2002. He has held the course record of the

Mountain Attack The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and the ...

race since 2006 and was member of the

Patrouille des Glaciers The Patrouille des Glaciers (PDG) is a ski mountaineering race organised every two years by the Swiss Armed Forces, in which military and civilian teams compete. It takes place once every two years at the end of April, in the south part of the can ...

record team of 2006. Giacomelli enjoys also

alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National Pa ...

and

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

Selected results

* 2002: ** 1st,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

"espoirs" class * 2004: ** 2nd,

relay race (together with

Carlo Battel Carlo Battel (born 6 May 1972) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Battel was born in Bolzano Novarese. He started ski mountaineering in 1993 and competed first in the Trofeo Cemin race in the same year. He was member of the national team after 2002 ...

Graziano Boscacci Graziano Boscacci (born 15 November 1969 in Albosaggia) is an Italian ski mountaineer. His son Michele is also competing in ski mountaineering. Selected results * 1997: ** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with Ivan Murada) * 1998: ...

and

Martin Riz Martin Riz (born September 16, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2004: ** 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with Carlo Battel, Graziano Boscacci and Guido Giacomelli) * 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2 ...

) ** 8th, World Championship team race (together with

Mirco Mezzanotte Mirco Mezzanotte (born 11 February 1974) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2000: ** 7th ("seniors I" class ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers (together with Oswald Santin and Manfred Dorfmann) * 2001: ** 3rd, Sellaronda Skimara ...

) * 2005: ** 1st, European Championship single race ** 1st. European Championship relay race (together with

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 Moun ...

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 al ...

and

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 Champions ...

) ** 1st,

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 ...

(together with Mirco Mezzanotte)''Tour du Rutor''
** 2nd, World Cup team (together with Mirco Mezzanotte) ** 5th, World Cup race,

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...

* 2006: ** 1st,

relay race (together with

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 ''Schutz ...

, Manfred Reichegger and Dennis Brunod) ** 1st, European Cup single ** 1st,

Adamello Ski Raid The Adamello Ski Raid is an annual ski mountaineering competition at the Italian Tonale Pass declared as the final race of the European Cup of Ski Mountaineering by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). Starting poi ...

(together with Hansjörg Lunger and Mirco Mezzanotte) ** 1st, Mountain Attack in Saalbach ** 5th, World Championship team race (together with Hansjörg Lunger) * 2007: ** 1st: ''Gara del Pizzo Scalino'' (together with

Daniele Pedrini Daniele Pedrini (born October 29, 1976) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Pedrini was born in Bormio. He is member of the ''Sci Club Alta Valtellina''. Selected results * 2006: ** 2nd, ''Trofeo Parravicini'' (together with Guido Giacomelli) ** 3r ...

) ** 1st, Dolomiti Cup single''Albo d'oro - Roll of Honour''
** 1st, Mountain Attack ** 1st and course record,

Sellaronda The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group in Northern Italy. The Sella massif lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Bellu ...

Skimarathon (together with Hansjörg Lunger)Goldenes Buch ''Sellaronda Skimarathon''
/ref> ** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with

Ivan Murada Ivan Murada (born 4 April 1965) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 1997: ** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with Graziano Boscacci) * 1998: ** 3rd, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Ivan Murada) * 1999: ** 1st, ' ...

)''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"''
/ref> ** 3rd, European Championship team race (together with Jean Pellissier) ** 5th, European Championship combination ranking ** 9th, European Championship single race * 2008: ** 1st,

long distance race ** 1st and course record, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Hansjörg Lunger) ** 1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Hansjörg Lunger) ** 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Hansjörg Lunger) * 2009: ** 2nd, European Championship team race (together with

Lorenzo Holzknecht Lorenzo Holzknecht (born 12 December 1984) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Holzknecht was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 2001 and competed first in the same year. He became a member of the national team in 2002. Selected resu ...

) * 2010: ** 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Hansjörg Lunger) * 2010: ** 1st,

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun, since 1993. The history of the Trophée des Gastlosen goes back to 1987, when Erha ...

(ISMF World Cup), together with Denis Trento

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2003: 4th, together with

Camillo Vescovo Camillo Vescovo (born 1960) is an Italian ski mountaineer, who lives in the Valtellina region. Selected results * 1996: ** 6th, Pierra Menta (together with Cheto Blavaschi) * 2000: ** 7th (and 2nd in "seniors II" ranking), Patrouille des Glaci ...

and Mirco Mezzanotte * 2005: 1st, together with

Patrick Blanc Patrick Blanc (born June 3, 1953, Paris) is a French botanist who works at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, where he specializes in plants from tropical forests. He is the modern innovator of the green wall, specifically, ...

and

Stéphane Brosse Stéphane Brosse (20 October 197117 June 2012) was a French ski mountaineer. Biography Brosse was born in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie.''Stéphane Brosse'' i''Le ski-alpinisme''/ref> He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed the fir ...

* 2007: 1st, together with Jean Pellissier and

Florent Troillet Florent Troillet (born 7 June 1981) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Troillet was born in Lourtier. He competed first in 1995. He has been member of the national team since 1996 and member of the Dynafit team since 2003. In 2007, in a team with Sim ...

* 2011: 7th, together with Lorenzo Holzknecht and Jean Pellissier''2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - men results''

Pierra Menta

* 2005: 3rd, together with Jean Pellissier * 2006: 2nd, together with

* 2007: 2nd, together with Hansjörg Lunger * 2008: 2nd, together with Platz mit Hansjörg Lunger * 2011: 2nd, together with Lorenzo Holzknecht

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2006: 1st and course record, together with Patrick Blanc and Stéphane Brosse

External links

Guido Giacomelli
at skimountaineering.org

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giacomelli, Guido 1980 births Living people People from Sondalo Italian male ski mountaineers World ski mountaineering champions Sportspeople from the Province of Sondrio