Riccardo Cassin
Italian mountaineer
Riccardo Cassin was an Italian mountaineer, developer of mountaineering equipment and author, and an important figure in the history of rock climbing, alpine climbing and big wall climbing. Wikipedia
Born: January 2, 1909, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Died: August 6, 2009 (age 100 years), Piano dei Resinelli
Spouse: Irma Cassin (m. 1940)
Books: Fifty Years of Alpinism and McKinley face sud
First ascents: Grandes Jorasses, Piccolissima, Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, and more