Luigi Ghedina (mountain climber)

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Luigi Ghedina (1924–2009) was an Italian mountain climber. A native of Cortina d'Ampezzo, he was noted for his feats at climbing the local Dolomite peaks such as Tofana,[1] Lagazuoi and Pomagagnon in the 1940s and 1950s. He began climbing in 1939 at the age of 15, at a time when climbing without assistance had become more common.[2] One of his first major achievements was ascending Becco di Mezzodì in 1942.

References

  1. ^ Garobbio, Aurelio (1963). Uomini del sesto grado (in Italian). Baldini e Castoldi. p. 291.
  2. ^ "Luigi 'Bibi' Ghedina se n'è andato" (in Italian). Planetmountain.com. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.