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(Tina Sjogren) The first ascent of K2 and names such as Reinhold Messner and Walter Bonatti have placed Italy at the forefront of mountaineering. Sara Sottocornola says the country was always a nation of explorers: even so in science and geography. It's because of a visionary mindset paired with relentless persistence, Sara said. And Italian cooking.In 2002 Sottocornola herself became a pioneer, of new climbing media alongside iconic Mountainzone, MountEverest.net, Everestnews, Risk and Russianclimb. Born a stone's throw from Ricardo Cassin's house in Lecco, following a sidekick in Milan the twenty-something Italian business major returned home to lead startup Montagna.org, set up by scientists at the 'Italian Pyramid' near Everest base camp. Out of its alpine setting in Bergamo Montagna...
ExWeb CES report: Something new is brewing
