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North3 - the project

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“Following the footsteps of men that more than twenty years ago imagined the future of mountaineering is a challenge in itself: what these people did is simply hard to believe. But our aim is not just a tribute, a sort of second edition: we want to push our limits further. We want to build a peer dialogue with our precursors”

Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini

The North3 Project

In 1991 Hans Kammerlander and Hans-Peter Eisendle climbed the north faces of Ortles and Cima Grande di Lavaredo, covering the distance between the two mountains (246 km) by fair means, with their bikes. In 2018 Simon and Vittorio will challenge that achievement, adding a third north face, the Grossglockner’s, and adding another 117 km by bike. This adventure will not only be a celebration of a clean and sustainable way to enjoy the mountains, nor just a dialogue with a page of history: the entire enterprise will be an opportunity to collect donations for Südtirol Hilft, a charity organization for people under acute emergency.

Simon and Vittorio

Simon, born in 1984, lives in Luttach, in Ahrntal, and is a professional athlete. Vittorio, born in 1988, liver in Kals, at the feet of the Grossglockner, and is a mountain guide. Their lives revolve around the idea of discovering, defining and climbing new routes, modern and difficult, but with traditional protections. They like to travel and to explore new and unexpected places, but the Dolomites are still their inspiration and favorite playground.

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