Lino Lacedelli

Mountaineer

1925 – 2009

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Who was Lino Lacedelli?

Lino Lacedelli was an Italian mountaineer. Together with Achille Compagnoni, on 31 July 1954 he was the first man to reach the summit of K2. He is also noted for betraying his teammates Pakistani Amir Mehdi and Italian Walter Bonatti and leaving them in a life-threatening situation in order to ensure that he reached the summit first.

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Born
Dec 4, 1925
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Also known as
  • Лачеделли, Лино
  • 里诺·莱斯德利
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Died
Nov 20, 2009
Cortina d'Ampezzo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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