IMAGE - Repentance, © arch. E.Bonfanti
Ice climbing and its history: Repentance 20 years on
Repentance was first climbed in Cogne, Valle d'Aosta in 1989 by François Damilano, Fulvio Conta and Giancarlo Grassi and soon became the symbol of a new ice climbing era in the Alps. Twenty years after the first ascent Damilano and Conta joined forces once again to repeat the route. Elio Bonfanti recounts the day out and uses this occasion to take a step back into climbing history and a step forward into its future.
