Achille Compagnoni

Italian mountain climber and skier (1914-2009).

Born September 26th, 1914 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva.

Died May 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Aosta.

Occupations
biathlete, explorer, mountaineer, ski mountaineer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner