Sergio Martini

Sergio Martini ( born July 29, 1949 in Rovereto - Lizzanella ) is an Italian mountaineer.

He is the seventh climber who has climbed all 14 eight-thousanders, and after Reinhold Messner, the second from Italy.

Climbs

At age 19, he reached the Micheluzzi column Marmolada as head of a group. After redevelopment of some new routes in the Dolomites he collected 1971-1972 his first experience outside Europe with the Fitz Roy in Patagonia.

In 1976 he entered his first summit in the Himalayas. In 1983, he boarded with his friend Fausto De Stefani K2 via the North Face. Two years later he ascended the Makalu on the northeast wall. The following year, he reached the summit of Nanga Parbat and Annapurna. In 1987, he stood on the Gasherbrum II in 1988, with only twelve days between the two ascents, he ascended the Shisha Pangma and Cho Oyu, a year later the Dhaulagiri. In 1993 he ascended the Broad Peak, 1994 Hidden Peak, Kangchenjunga in 1995 and 1996 Manaslu. Mount Everest, he climbed in 1999 from Tibet, in 2000 he was on the Lhotse. Thus he stood on all eight-thousanders. Nine years later he was again on the highest mountain in the world, this time he chose to climb the south face from Nepal.

Sergio Martini is a member of CAI. He is National Alpinismusausbilder and alpine skiing instructor and member of the French high mountain group.