Italian climber, who with Lino Lacedelli, became the first to reach the summit of Pakistan's K2 on 7/31/1954.
Was a member of the first team to reach the summit of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, on July 31, 1954.
In addition to mountain climbing, he was a ski instructor and Alpine guide. After he retired from climbing, he ran an inn in Cervinia in the Italian Alps.