Silvio Mondinelli

Italian mountaineer

Silvio Mondinelli (born 24 June 1958) is an Italian climber. In 2007, he became the 13th person to climb the 14 eight-thousanders. He is the 6th person to achieve that feat without using supplemental oxygen and the first mountaineer to climb the Seven Summits and the 14 eight-thousanders.

Broad Peak was the last peak he conquered.^[1]^[2]

Career

In five months in 2001, he climbed four 8,000 meter peaks: Everest, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II and Dhaulagiri. On 25 July 2004 he reached the peak of K2 (8611 m) and declared the success of the "K2 2004–50 years later" expedition.^[3]^[4]

During Mondinellil's expeditions he has rescued other climbers, often risking the success of his own expedition.^[5]

Mondinelli, along with a team of expert mountaineers, climbers and researchers, founded High Mountain University in Alagna Valsesia, Piedmont, the first high mountain school open to all upland aficionados.^[6]

Notable summits

1979. Mount Kosciuszko, (2228m)
1981. Kilimanjaro, (5895m)
1984. Puskan T'urpu, North Face (6090m)
1990. Elbrus (5642m)
1993. Manaslu, South Face (8163m)
1994. Denali (6194m)
1996. Shisha Pangma (8013m)
1997. Aconcagua (6962m) – Cho Oyu (8201m)
2000. Ama Dablam (6812m)
2001. Mount Everest South slope (8848m) – Gasherbrum II (8035m) – Gasherbrum I (8068m) – Dhaulagiri (8156m)
2002. Makalu (8463m)
2003. Kanchenjunga (8586m)
2004. K2 (8611m)
2005. Nanga Parbat (8125m)
2006. Shisha Pangma Main (8027m) – Lhotse (8516m) – Annapurna (8091m)
2007. Broad Peak (8047m).^[7]^[8]
2008. Puncak Jaya (4884m)
2010. Mount Everest North slope (8848m).^[9]
2011. Vinson Massif (4892m)

Honors

5th Class / Knight (Cavaliere) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.^[10]
Gold Cross / Order of Merit of the Guardia di Finanza.^[11]

References

^ The day after: Silvio Mondinelli, Broad Peak and all 14 8000m summits Planetmontain.com. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ Climbers who have reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders. 8000ers.com
^ K2 2004 – 50 years later Everestnews.com. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ Nanga Parbat: ‘Gnaro’ Mondinelli to Walter and Simon’s rescue Worpress.com. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ Mondinelli's bio and charitable work information. Archived 24 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Ferrino.it. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ The High Mountain University with Silvio Mondinelli Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ferrino.it. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ Mondinelli's bio and charitable work information. Archived 24 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Ferrino.it. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ Silvio Mondinelli: Annapurna 2005 Everestnews.com, 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
^ it: Mondinelli nella storia: Nord e Sud senza ossigeno Montagna.tv. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^ it: References on the web portal of the Quirinal Palace. Retrieved 9 January 2013
^ it: References on the web portal of the Quirinal Palace. Retrieved 9 January 2013