Arturo Squinobal from Gressoney-Saint-Jean

Gressoney-Saint-Jean

Gressoney-Saint-Jean is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.- Points of interest :* Giardino Botanico Alpino "Castel Savoia", an alpine botanical garden...

 is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 mountain climber, mountain guide

Mountain guide

Mountain guides are specially trained and experienced mountaineers and professionals who are generally certified by an association. They are considered experts in mountaineering.-Skills:Their skills usually include climbing, skiing and hiking...

  and ski mountaineer. He is also director of the skiing school in his hometown.

Together with his brothers Oreste

Oreste Squinobal

Oreste Squinobal from Gressoney-Saint-Jean was an Italian mountain climber, mountain guide and ski mountaineer....

 and Lorenzo

Lorenzo Squinobal

Lorenzo "Renzo" Squinobal from Gressoney-Saint-Jean is an Italian mountain climber, mountain guide and ski mountaineer....

, he placed first in the mountain guides team category in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama edition, which was carried out as the first World Championship of Skimountaineering

World Championships of Skimountaineering

The World Championships of Ski Mountaineering are biennial ski mountaineering competitions sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions .- History :...

. Together with Lorenzo and Danilo Barell he also won the 1978 Trofeo Mezzalama in the same category.

He took part in several mountain tours, many of them outside of the Aosta Valley, worthy of mention his winter ascents on the Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...

 and the Matterhorn

Matterhorn

The Matterhorn , Monte Cervino or Mont Cervin , is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is 4,478 metres high, making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps. The four steep faces, rising above the surrounding glaciers, face the four compass points...

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