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21/01/2026 - Alpinism
Smooth Criminal established in Valle di Gressoney, Italy Umberto Bado, with Paolo Giacobbe, Amedeo Giobbio and Luca Ponziani has established 'Smooth Criminal', a mixed climb next to the classic icefall 'Thriller '92' in Valle del Lys (Valle di Gressoney). Bado reports.
15/12/2020 - Alpinism
Gran Couloir della Levannetta climbed above Valle dell’Orco In October 2020 mountain guides Umberto Bado and Giancarlo Maritano made the first ascent of Gran Couloir della Levannetta, a new mixed climb on the north face of Levannetta above Valle Orco, Italy.
22/10/2019 - Alpinism
Orco Valley climbing: two classic rock climbs up Sergent Italian mountain guide Umberto Bado introduces two absolute classic rock climbs in Valle dell'Orco: Fessura della Disperazione and Via Locatelli.
30/01/2017 - Alpinism
Vanessa robe neire, new mixed climb in Valle dell’Orco Winter mountaineering in Italy’s Piedmont region: in Valle Orco Marco Appino and Umberto Bado, together with David Sacchetti, completed Vanessa neire robe, a mixed climb they had begun in 2010. Umberto Bado provides the report.
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