Luigi (Louis) Carrel aka ''Carrellino'' (1901–1983) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Carrel was the son of the mountain guide Jean-Joseph Carrel and his wife Joséphine Pellissier. He was born in Crétaz (pron. ''creta'') and later moved to Cheneil, two villages of

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. In 1933 he won the first Mezzalama Trophy, together with Valtournenche guides

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and Piero Maquignaz. In 1932, he climbed together with Antoine Gaspard and Enzo Benedetti at first the south side of the

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, and together with Giacomo Chiara and Alfredo Perino at first completely the Furggen ridge (Furggengrat) of the same mountain during World War II. He also took part in several expeditions to the

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and in the

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as well as in South America, especially in the

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n region, where he climbed in the group of the

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, on the

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. His son Antonio is also an alpine guide.Giovanni Zanetti: ''Luigi Carrel — Una vita per la montagna'' , Musumeci Editore, 2002.

Literature

* Giovanni Zanetti: "Luigi Carrel. Una vita per l'Alpinismo", 2002

External links

Luigi Carrel (di Jean-Joseph) – “Carellino” - (1901 – 1983)

References

Italian mountain climbers Italian male ski mountaineers People from Aosta Valley 1901 births 1983 deaths {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub