1954 Italian Expedition To K2
On 31 July 1954, Italian climbers Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli became the first people to reach the summit of K2, the second highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest, which had been summited for the first time the previous year. The expedition was led by Ardito Desio. There had been three earlier unsuccessful American attempts on the mountain but they had identified a good route to use. Desio felt Italy's earlier exploration of the Karakoram region gave good reason to mount a major expedition which he did on a grand scale, following the American route up the south-east ridge. Progress towards the summit was repeatedly interrupted by storms and one member of the team died rather unexpectedly. Desio considered abandoning the expedition so as to try again by returning later in the year, but then weather conditions improved allowing them to edge closer to the top of the mountain. At last the two lead climbers reached the summit as the sun was about to set and the ...
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Compagnoni And Lacedelli 1954
Compagnoni is an Italian surname. * Achille Compagnoni (1914–2009), Italian mountain climber and skier * Aristide Compagnoni (b. 1910), Italian cross-country skier * Deborah Compagnoni (b. 1970), Italian alpine skier * Ottavio Compagnoni (b. 1926), Italian cross-country skier * Severino Compagnoni (b. 1917), Italian cross-country skier {{surname ...
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