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Trofeo Mezzalama Info OTTORINO MEZZALAMA LGC WORLD A pioneer of Italian ski CHAMPIONSHIP mountaineering and founder INFO of the Ski Club Torino, during World Flexible dates to account for War I Ottorino Mezzalama was a ski the weather. The race is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 27 instructor for the Alpine Corps. During NEW IN 2019 April 2019, with various alternative the 1920s, he explored the Alpine After Naso del Lyskamm, before the usual A HISTORIC RACE dates planned in case of bad weather. chain on skis, looking for a route descent, the route rises towards Col First established in 1933, the first Due to great progress in weather across it. In 1931, an avalanche de Lys and as far as Roccia della six races took place every year until forecasting, speedy contact with in the Breonie Alps, near Vipiteno, Scoperta (4177 m), first climbed in 1778 1938. The competition was later athletes through the internet, and put an end to his dream. by a team of seven young skiers proposed in 1971 and was held a outstanding teamwork between MEZZALAMA TROPHY from Gressoney. Mezzalama 1978 had nd further four times until 1978, suffering Adriano Favre’s staff and the Italian also extended as far as this summit, to 22 SATURDAY 27 repeated and costly delays due to bad Meteorological Society, run by Luca celebrate that inaugural exploration of Monte weather. The start line was at the Teodulo Mercalli, the definitive race date APRIL 2019 Pass (3300 m), and the finish line at Rosa. A monument set up in Gressoney-Saint- ALTERNATIVE DATES: will be announced a few days SUNDAY 28 APRIL Jean to commemorate these seven intrepid Alpe Gabiet (2400 m), upstream of before the event. SATURDAY MAY 4 Gressoney-La-Trinité. The route that winds TROFEO explorers can still be admired today. SUNDAY 5 MAY over the Aosta glaciers of Monte Rosa, Registration passing through the Castore summit The race will be open to 300 teams (4126 m) and Naso del Lyskamm in the historic formation of three (4100 m), aroused considerable interest MEZZALAMA athletes each, for a total of 900 right from the start. ADRIANO FAVRE AND HIS STAFF participants. As usual, the athletes Since 1997, the smooth running of the will have to submit their résumé, as the race is only suitable for experienced, Mezzalama has been guaranteed - both well-trained ski mountaineers; in other on and off the slopes - by an impressive words, participants should be good group of guides, ski instructors, rangers, skiers, but also good mountaineers. financial police, carabinieri, policemen, Registration will take place alpine rescue teams, doctors, timekeepers through the website www. ONE EXCELLENCE FROM and dozens of volunteers coordinated by trofeomezzalama.it from AOSTA VALLEY Adriano Favre, a mountain guide from Friday, 1 February to Monday, THE MODERN RACE The Aosta Valley region is proud to Champoluc, who for many years now 25 March 2019. Resumed once more in 1997, the welcome the best ski mountaineers from has led the mountain rescue services of modern race has been taking place regularly all over Europe. To ensure the historic the Aosta Valley. every two years for eleven editions. Open two-year race runs smoothly, in 1996 to 300 teams made up of three athletes an Organising Foundation was each, the new regulations introduced established by the Town Councils of the mandatory use of skis, ski boots and Valtournenche, Ayas, Gressoney-Saint- mountaineering equipment. The routes Jean and Gressoney-La-Trinité, by the and climbs have lengthened considerably, Unité des Communes of the three valleys MEZZALAMA with the start line now at Breuil- concerned, and by the Aosta Valley JEUNES Cervinia (2020 m) and the finish line CAI. The Foundation’s current president 26 APRIL at Gressoney-la-Trinité (1650 m) - is Luca Bieler. 2019 or vice versa, as was the case in 2015 for the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn. www.trofeomezzalama.it [email protected] TROFEO MEZZALAMA SATURDAY WORLD 27 APRIL CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 CAPANNA QUINTINO SELLA Tempo massimo 6 ore dalla partenza NASO DEL LYSKAMM VIA DI RIENTRO: COLLE BETTAFORCA GRESSONEY RAMPONI AI PIEDI CRAMPONS AUX PIEDS Temps maximum 6 h COLLE DEL BREITHORN à compter du départ CRAMPONS ON Tempo massimo 3 ore CHEMIN DE RETOUR: COLLE STEIGEISEN TRAGEN dalla partenza BETTAFORCA GRESSONEY m CI SI LEGA IN CORDATA Maximum time control: m Temps maximum 3 h m 6 hours from start à compter du départ RETURN ROUTE: COLLE ON AVANCE EN CORDÉE BETTAFORCA GRESSONEY Maximum time control: Maximalzeit 3 hours from start 6 Stunden vom Start. m TEAMS MUST PROCEED RÜCKWEG: COLLE m BETTAFORCA GRESSONEY m m m m ROPED TOGETHER m LYSKAMM ORIENTALE LYSKAMM 4.527 m Maximalzeit 3 Stunden m LYSKAMM OCCIDENTALE LYSKAMM 4.477 vom Start. ANSEILEN m NASO DEL LYSKAMM 4.272 PUNTA PARROT PUNTA 4.436 ROCCIA DELLA SCOPERTA 4.177 GHIACCIAIO DEL LYS 4.000 DUFOUR PUNTA 4.633 PUNTA CASTORE CASTORE PUNTA 4.226 COLLE DEL FELIK PUNTA ZUMSTEIN PUNTA 4.583 PUNTA GNIFETTI PUNTA 4.559 m m m 4.061 m PYRAMIDE VINCENT 4.215 m COLLE DEL BREITHORN OCCIDENTALE 4.164 BREITHORN OCCIDENTALE BREITHORN CENTRALE 4.160 4.141 BREITHORN ORIENTALE ROCCIA NERA 4.075 PASSO DI POLLUCE PUNTA 4.091 PUNTA GIORDANI PUNTA 4.046 CERVINO 4.478 CERVINO BREITHORN PLATEAU ROSA GOBBA DI ROLLIN 3.899 3.818 m VERRA RIFUGIO 3.844 m THEODULO 3.480 m 3.317 m CANCELLO ORARIO RIFUGIO MANTOVA 6 ORE SLEGATI PER LA DISCESA CAPANNA ON SE DÉTACHE POUR CAPANNA LA DÉSCENTE GNIFETTI COLLE DEL RIFUGIO GUIDE QUINTINO SELLA DOWNHILL: NO ROPE PASSO DI VERRA 3.647 m THEODULO DEL CERVINO Si calzano i ramponi 3.585 m SEILSCHAFT LÖSEN VIA DI RIENTRO: 3.301 m 3.480 m RIFUGIO GUIDE VAL D’AYAS On chausse les crampons RIFUGIO CITTÀ CHEMIN DE RETOUR: RÉFUGE GUIDE DI MANTOVA VAL D’AYAS 3.498 m Crampons on RETURN ROUTE: GUIDE VAL D’AYAS HUT Steigeisen RÜCKWEG: GUIDE VAL D’AYAS HÜTTE FINISH START GRESSONEY-LA-TRINITÉ BREUIL-CERVINIA 1.637 m 2.020 m.
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