Luigi Ghedina (mountain climber), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian mountaineer
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Place of Birth: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy
About Luigi Ghedina (mountain climber)
- 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, 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. One of his first major achievements was ascending Becco di Mezzodì in 1942.
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