Ernesto Lomasti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian mountain climber
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Place of Birth: Udine, Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy
About Ernesto Lomasti
- Ernesto Luigi Lomasti (29 October 1959 – 12 June 1979) was an Italian mountaineer and alpino skier.
- He is regarded as one of the Italian pioneers of climbing as a sport.
- He died during training in the Valle d'Aosta, Arnad, in the local alpini training place called "la gruviera" (the holey cheese), he fell apparently being struck by lightning.
- Ironically, he is also remembered for techniques on the Machaby pillar, in Arnaud, on May 1979.
- The pillar today is named Lomasti pillar.
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