12 May Italian expedition to Mc Kinley

 
 
Marco Camandona, Matteo Giglio, Marco Farina and Elia Andreola are members of the Italian expedition that left today aiming to climb the Cassin route at Mount Mc Kinley in Alaska.Mc Kinley, 6194meters, or Denali as it is called by native Alaskans, is the highest mountain of North America. Cassin ridge – first ascended in 1961 a a team from Lecco (Italy) leaded by Riccardo Cassin  with Jack Canali, Gigi Alippi, Romano Perego, Luigi Airoldi and  Annibale Zucchi – is a grandiose and demanding itinerary (2500 meters AK 5, 5.8, AI 4) of ice and mixed
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