Riccardo Cassin

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Riccardo Cassin was a renowned Italian mountaineer and climbing pioneer celebrated for leading groundbreaking ascents in the Alps and Himalayas.

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Riccardo Cassin canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpinist
climbing pioneer
human
mountaineer
awardReceived Gold Medal of Civil Merit (Italy)
surface form: Gold Medal for Civil Merit of Italy

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
basedIn Lecco
centenarian true
climbed Alps
Himalayas
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1909-01-02
dateOfDeath 2009-08-06
designed Cassin climbing equipment brand
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Cassin
fieldOfWork alpinism
high-altitude mountaineering
founded Cassin climbing equipment brand
surface form: Cassin (climbing equipment company)
givenName Riccardo
languageSpoken Italian
ledExpedition Italian expedition to Gasherbrum IV in 1958
Italian expedition to Jirishanca
Italian expedition to Mount McKinley (Denali) in 1961
lifespan 1909-2009
memberOf Ragni di Lecco
militaryService Italian Resistance
surface form: Italian resistance during World War II
name Riccardo Cassin self-link
notableAscent Grandes Jorasses north face
surface form: Cassin Route on the Walker Spur of the north face of the Grandes Jorasses

Cassin Route on the north face of Cima Ovest di Lavaredo
Cassin Route on the north face of Piz Badile
first ascent of the Walker Spur (Grandes Jorasses) in 1938
first ascent of the north face of Cima Ovest di Lavaredo in 1935
first ascent of the north-east face of Piz Badile in 1937
notableFor leading Himalayan expeditions
pioneering technical climbs in the Alps
notableWork development of modern alpine big-wall techniques
occupation alpine guide
businessman
equipment designer
mountaineer
placeOfBirth Friuli Venezia Giulia
Kingdom of Italy
Province of Pordenone
San Vito al Tagliamento
placeOfDeath Italy
Lecco
Lombardy
sexOrGender male

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Gasherbrum IV firstAscentLeader Riccardo Cassin
Cassins Ridge namedAfter Riccardo Cassin
subject surface form: Cassin's Ridge
Cassins Ridge firstAscentBy Riccardo Cassin
subject surface form: Cassin's Ridge
Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 leader Riccardo Cassin
Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 member Riccardo Cassin
Riccardo Cassin name Riccardo Cassin self-link