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Riccardo Cassin

1909 - 2009

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Riccardo Cassin (2 January 1909 – 6 August 2009) was an Italian mountaineer, developer of mountaineering equipment and author, and an important figure in the history of rock climbing, alpine climbing and big wall climbing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Riccardo Cassin is the 34th most popular mountaineer (down from 31st in 2019), the 3,337th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,136th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Riccardo Cassin ranks 34 out of 56. Before him are Anatoli Boukreev, Peter Habeler, Erhard Loretan, Jon Krakauer, Ardito Desio, and Vittorio Sella. After him are Yevgeniy Abalakov, Rob Hall, Apa Sherpa, Verney Lovett Cameron, Ueli Steck, and Simone Moro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Riccardo Cassin ranks 243. Before him are Arnold Badjou, Theodor Tolsdorff, Karl Gruber, Manuel Olivares, Jerzy Różycki, and Abdulrahman Fawzi. After him are Frank Wykoff, André Bonin, Tom Ewell, Henock Abrahamsson, Milovan Jakšić, and Margita Figuli. Among people deceased in 2009, Riccardo Cassin ranks 200. Before him are Ruth Ford, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Ivan Gubijan, Jack Kramer, Grigore Vieru, and Janet Jagan. After him are Kim Manners, Ron Silver, Yukio Endo, Clodovil Hernandes, Willem Johan Kolff, and Lei Clijsters.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Riccardo Cassin ranks 3,338 out of 5,161. Before him are Marino Basso (1945), Gigi Meroni (1943), Marcia Otacilia Severa (300), Ciro Verratti (1907), Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822), and Nek (1972). After him are Ignazio Fabra (1930), Rodolfo Terlizzi (1896), Sisto Badalocchio (1585), Guido Gonzaga (1290), Lorenzo Perosi (1872), and Teo Fabi (1955).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Italy

Among mountaineers born in Italy, Riccardo Cassin ranks 7. Before him are Reinhold Messner (1944), Walter Bonatti (1930), Achille Compagnoni (1914), Lino Lacedelli (1925), Ardito Desio (1897), and Vittorio Sella (1859). After him are Simone Moro (1967).

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