Full name Romolo Nottaris Name Romolo Nottaris Nationality Swiss | Other disciplines tradesman Main discipline Mountaineering Role Author | |
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Born September 7, 1946 (age 78) ( 1946-09-07 ) Lugano, Switzerland Similar Werner Munter, Yvette Vaucher, Edouard Wyss Dunant | ||
Walter Bonatti & Romolo Nottaris: la conquista della montagna
Romolo Nottaris (born July 9, 1946 in Lugano, Switzerland) is a Swiss rock climber, mountaineer and author of documentary films.
Contents
- Walter Bonatti Romolo Nottaris la conquista della montagna
- Biography
- Main Expeditions
- Books
- Documentary films
- References
Biography
Romolo Nottaris is a promoter of the " Alpine style " i.e mountain climbing without high altitude porters, fixed ropes and oxygen masks. In 1978 he founded New Rock, a trading company for mountain equipment. With the profits of this company Nottaris can finance his expeditions and sponsor some mountaineers like Ueli Steck and the brothers Anthamatten.
In 1983 Nottaris organizes the first expedition from Ticino to the Himalaya. He retourned many times to the Himalaya, in particular with Erhard Loretan and Jean Troillet. Apart from the Himalaya, the Alaska mountains, Patagonia and Antarctica are the regions where Nottaris organizes expeditions and makes documentary films.