Ski Mountaineering
Mezzalama 2013
This morning in the beautiful room "Four Pillars" of the office of UBI Banca in Milan & egrave; was presented the XX edition of the Trofeo Mezzalama. L & rsquo; attention towards the glacier marathon & egrave; so high that in recent months the mezzalamisti had perceived a sort of profound change. At exactly seven months away from the c & rsquo; & egrave; been confirmed: the path of the Trofeo Mezzalama changes. It partir & agrave; at & rsquo; sunrise from Gressoney-la-Trinit & eacute; and arriver & agrave; in the center of Breuil-Cervinia. Perch & eacute; April 25 is striving & agrave; back by becoming the descents of the climbs and vice versa? The Foundation wants to remind Mezzalama Trophy significantly the 150th anniversary of the conquest of the Matterhorn mountain symbol of the competition was founded in 1933 by Alberto Pedroli UBI Banca has welcomed all present, explaining the main reasons that have made possible the partnership between UBI Bank and the Foundation Mezzalama Trophy, also anticipated the project credit card branded Mezzalama Trophy.
Thursday 25 September 2014 7 minutes reading time
"It & rsquo; nice to see how each & ldquo; eve & rdquo;'s Mezzalama there is always this desire to meet to feel the same emotions - said Giorgio Pession, president of the Foundation Mezzalama Trophy - why & eacute; & egrave exactly for what it is: emotions . Emotions that do not change, which change, you change, that will be the same even now with a completely different path because & eacute; Mezzalama remains unique. " Pession ended his speech by looking to the future. "We are the first to be curious, - said the president of the Foundation - we wonder how sar & agrave ;, we are engaging the best and who knows & agrave, this Mezzalama & ldquo; conversely & rdquo; does not become a & rsquo; alternation, a way to bond even pi & ugrave; these valleys. "
Before we get into the technical details Crivellaro Peter, a friend and historian of the Trofeo Mezzalama explained that this reversal of the route was already & agrave; been addressed in the distant 1937, "The twentieth edition sar & agrave; remembered for a novelty & agrave; pi & ugrave; radical, unusual and surprising. Truly & agrave, a precedent exists, and dates back to 1937, veterans and valdostani remember that quell & rsquo; year, to inaugurate the cableway Cervinia-Plan Maison that opened the Breuil to the new future of the ski race was born in 1933 was disputed in reverse. Instead of starting from Theodulpass (3290 m) to cross the finish line at & rsquo; Alpe Gabiet (2350m) - that was the classic route - the route was given to the Gnifetti Hut (3611 m), and l & rsquo; arrival was placed at Plan Maison (2548 m). "
Even the guys from the Army Sports Centre, winners of the & rsquo; latest edition, Matthew Eydallin, Manfred Reichegger Damiano Lenzi and listened attentively to the explanations of Adriano Favre, the technical director of Mezzalama. "In the twentieth edition of the Trofeo Mezzalama - said Favre - there will be & agrave, an approach to the competition completely different. Changing times of transition, as the total elevation gain will increase & agrave, about 350 meters, the difficulties & agrave; techniques will increase and those who garegger & agrave, the April 25 will have & agrave, also be a mountaineer. Surely those who have no technical knowledge and no & egrave; accustomed to moving in the high mountains, potr & agrave, have some diffi culties & agrave ;. traits gi & agrave; challenging as the Naso del Lyskamm and the ridge of Castor , addressed in reverse order than in previous years will be much more & ugrave; technical and difficult. Moreover, the & rsquo; rise from Gressoney-La-Trinite & rsquo; will undo & agrave, the part of the climb along the track Ventina that from Breuil-Cervinia led to Plateau Ros & agrave ;, where he was awarded the only athletic performance. This first part of the race avr & agrave; connotations of important techniques, with the rise in track and numerous reversals. The descent to Breuil-Cervinia Not following & agrave; Twenty track, but you sposter & agrave; towards the channel of Theodule to arrive in the town center completely off the track. "
The Foundation Mezzalama Trophy has signed a three year agreement with Dynafit, a leader in the world of ski mountaineering. Stefano Finazzi, commercial director Dynafit Italy, explained that this partnership goes beyond mere economic sponsorship. "The brand of the snow leopard - announced Finazzi - represents a landmark in touring, and & egrave and for this reason he wanted to tie his own name, for the next three editions, that of Mezzalama. Partnering with l & rsquo; valdostano event could lead to next season & rsquo; setting up of a collection of skis, boots and bindings entitled to Mezzalama, as gi & agrave; done in the recent past with other prestigious races of the panorama ski mountaineering. "
Source: Richard Wild Areaphoto
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