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LITTLE STORY
In 1985, at 22, I entered the Corps of Foresters of Aosta Valley and I had done this job for about 15 years, all spent in Valpelline, a valley to which I am still bound
In 1987 I attended the course for Aspirant Mountain Guide and that year I started this beautiful job which led me to become a helicopter rescuer in the base of Aosta
In 1989 I finished my professional route and I became a Mountain Guide in all respects
In 1994 I had the opportunity to take part in my first expedition to big mountains and, with a group of twelve friends, we attempted Gasherbrum II in Pakistan. Even if we did not reach the top, from the on I have had in my blood the fever of traveling on foot
In 1996 It was Manslu’s turn in Nepal, the expedition was successful, with 3 alpinists of 5 on the top, but I was not among them
In 1997 I went to South America, to Argentina, and I successfully climbed Aconcagua along the normal route
In the same year I took part in a trekking in Nepal, visiting Mustang, the old Lo reign
In 1998 I was in Ecuador reaching the top of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo
Still in 1998 I specialized in canyoneering
At the end of that year I gave notice form Corps of Foresters of Aosta Valley and I became a full time Guide
n 1999 I became regional mountain rescue trainer
The top of my first eight thousand came in autumn 1999, It was Shisha Pangma, in Tibet
In the year 2000 I organized a trekking which led my clients and me to Makalu base camp and then, after a beautiful cross through to Lukla in Nepal.
It’s in the year 2000 that took place the first mountain rescue course for sherpas, at Italian Pyramid in Lobuche, Kumbu Valley, Nepal. I was part of the teaching team
In 2001 I managed to summit Dhaulagiri in Nepal
In 2002 I was once more part of the teaching team for the second course of mountain rescue for sherpas, still at Italian Pyramid
At the end of the course I kept on walking and, with a group of clients, I did a trekking through the valleys around Manaslu in Nepal
At the end of 2003 I became one of the two assistants manager of Mountain Rescue of the Aosta Valley
In 2004 I led a group of trekkers to K2 base camp, in Pakistan
In 2005 I took part in an expedition to help skyrunner Bruno Brunod attempting to set the record of the fastest ascent and descent of Everest from Tibetan face. Unfortunately he gave up at camp 3 (8300 m), stopped by the strong wind, but 3 alpinists and I reached the top
Obviously in the meanwhile I kept on taking my clients onto the mountains, not only in Aosta Valley, and on attending to rescue
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