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Walter Bonatti

1930 - 2011

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Walter Bonatti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvalter boˈnatti]; 22 June 1930 – 13 September 2011) was an Italian mountaineer, alpinist, explorer and journalist. He was noted for many climbing achievements, including a solo climb of a new alpine climbing route on the south-west pillar of the Aiguille du Dru in August 1955, the first ascent of Gasherbrum IV in 1958, and, in 1965, the first solo climb in winter of the North face of the Matterhorn on the mountain's centenary year of its first ascent. Immediately after his solo climb on the Matterhorn, Bonatti announced his retirement from professional climbing at the age of 35, and after 17 years of climbing activity. He authored many mountaineering books and spent the remainder of his career travelling off the beaten track as a reporter for the Italian magazine Epoca. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Bonatti is the 16th most popular mountaineer (down from 12th in 2019), the 1,679th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,365th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Mountaineer.

Walter Bonatti is most famous for being the first person to climb all six of the great north faces of the Alps in one winter.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Walter Bonatti ranks 16 out of 56. Before him are Jerzy Kukuczka, Jacques Balmat, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Edward Whymper, Hermann Buhl, and Maurice Herzog. After him are Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, John Muir, Kurt Diemberger, and Fanny Bullock Workman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Walter Bonatti ranks 124. Before him are Dündar Ali Osman, Robert Atkins, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Rahmon Nabiyev, John Frankenheimer, and Harvey Milk. After him are Vilma Espín, Barbara, Ilon Wikland, Don L. Lind, Sonny Rollins, and Stephen Smale. Among people deceased in 2011, Walter Bonatti ranks 85. Before him are Valentin Ivanov, Jimmy Savile, Jesús María Pereda, Richard Winters, Daniel Bell, and Juan María Bordaberry. After him are Helen Frankenthaler, Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Ján Popluhár, Sergei Bagapsh, Warren Christopher, and Harold Garfinkel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Walter Bonatti ranks 1,679 out of 5,161. Before him are Felice Romani (1788), Leonardo Sciascia (1921), Alfredo Binda (1902), Franco Battiato (1945), Eleanor of Sicily (1325), and Antonio Labriola (1843). After him are Agostino Tassi (1578), Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1412), Giuseppe Cesari (1568), Dionigi Tettamanzi (1934), Aistulf (null), and Sancia of Majorca (1285).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Italy

Among mountaineers born in Italy, Walter Bonatti ranks 2. Before him are Reinhold Messner (1944). After him are Achille Compagnoni (1914), Lino Lacedelli (1925), Ardito Desio (1897), Vittorio Sella (1859), Riccardo Cassin (1909), and Simone Moro (1967).

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