Guido Guerrasio

Route and conquests of the Peak of Paine and the North Tower of Paine by the Italian Expedition to the Patagonian Andes organized by Guido Monzino. A 1958 film by Guido Guerrasio.

1973 Italian Expedition to Everest. The expedition was organized and guided by Guido Monzino, with 11 civilians, 57 Italian soldiers and around 60 Nepalese. In the expedition three helicopters were used to bring the mountaineers to the base camp, recover them in case of difficulty, and transport the material along the Khumbu icefall, from the base camp to camp 2, at 6 500 m, which caused a lot of controversy. The summit was reached by two ropes: May 5 by Mirko Minuzzo, Rinaldo Carrel, Shambu Tamang and Lhakpa Tenzing (chief Sherpa); May 7th by Fabrizio Innamorati, Virginio Epis, Claudio Benedetti and Sonam Gyaljien (Deputy Head Sherpa).

This is the story, told by a journalist, of the first ascent of the Kanjut Sar I, in Karakorum in 1959 by the Valle d'Aosta guide Camillo Pellissier, member of one of an Italian expedition led by Guido Monzino and composed of 12 alpinists and 500 carriers carrying 22 tons of materials. The summit was reached on july 19 by Pellissier alone, who left camp 6 with Jean Bich who was stopped by gastric cramps. The film was directed by Guido Guerrasio and produced by Guido Monzino, the leader of the expedition.