Denis Trento (2 June 1982 – 3 May 2024) was an Italian ski mountaineer and mountain guide.
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1982 Aosta, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 2024 (aged 41) La Salle, Aosta Valley, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was known for his wins at some of Europe's top mountaineering competitions, including the Adamello in 2008, the Tour du Rutor in 2009 and 2011, and the European team championship and Mezzalama Trophy in 2009.[1] He began competing in ski mountaineering as an athlete at the Army Sports Center in Courmayeur, as a member of the Centro Sportivo Esercito.[2][3]
After retiring from competition, in 2015 he became a mountain guide.[4] He continued mountaineering, putting up speed ascents across the Aosta Valley,[5] and beyond, including the Grandes Jorasses,[6][7] Monte Rosa,[8] Mont Blanc's Innominata ridge,[9] and Mount Brouillard.[2]
In 2020, alongside speed climber Filip Babicz, he climbed the Frêney pillar of Mont Blanc in a round trip ascent and descent in less than 24 hours.[10][11]
Accident
editTrento died as the result of a fall on the north face of Mount Paramont in La Salle, on 3 May 2024, at the age of 41.[12] The cause of the fall was unknown, but as he was wearing crampons, it was theorized he was traversing a difficult passage at the time of the accident.[1]
Selected results
edit- 2006:
- 2007:
- 1st, European Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and Guido Giacomelli)
- 2008:
- 1st, World Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and Martin Riz)
- 2009:
- 1st, European Championship team race (together with Matteo Eydallin)
- 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Matteo Eydallin)[13]
- 1st, Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis" (together with Matteo Eydallin)[14]
- 2nd, Dachstein Xtreme[15]
- 9th, European Championship single race
- 2010:
- 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen (ISMF World Cup), together with Guido Giacomelli[16]
- 2011:
- 1st, World Championship team race, together with Matteo Eydallin
- 1st, World Championship relay, together with Manfred Reichegger, Robert Antonioli and Matteo Eydallin
- 5th, World Championship vertical, total ranking
- 6th, World Championship single race
- 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Matteo Eydallin)[13]
- 2012:
- 6th, European Championship team, together with Matteo Eydallin
- 1st, Rollandoz Trophy[17]
- 2022
- 1st, Morgex K1000 vertical race[18]
Pierra Menta
edit- 2006: 4th, together with Tony Sbalbi
- 2007: 5th, together with Tony Sbalbi
- 2009: 2nd, together with Matteo Eydallin
- 2011: 3rd, together with Matteo Eydallin
- 2012: 2nd, together with Matteo Eydallin[19][3]
Trofeo Mezzalama
edit- 2005: 6th, together with Nicola Invernizzi and Alain Seletto
- 2007: 3rd, together with Manfred Reichegger and Dennis Brunod
- 2009: 1st, together with Manfred Reichegger and Matteo Eydallin
References
edit- ^ a b Montagnes. "Le skieur-alpiniste italien Denis Trento est mort en montagne". Montagnes Magazine : actu montagne, Himalaya et test de matériel d’alpinisme, ski rando et de randonnée (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Ski mountaineering giant Denis Trento perishes in Italian Alps". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Ciao Denis Trento, Italian ski-mountaineering legend". Alpine Mag | International Magazine. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Una serata con la guida alpina Denis Trento". www.caitorino.it. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Denis Trento and his exceptional spring ski mountaineering in Valle d'Aosta". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Grandes Jorasses Pointe Whymper / Denis Trento skis SW Couloir". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Denis Trento in 9h27′ su Rochefort e Jorasses". Skialper magazine (in Italian). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Monte Rosa Express clocked up by Denis Trento and Robert Antonioli". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Innominata Ridge Speed: Denis Trento and Robert Antonioli race up Mont Blanc". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Montagnes. "Frêney, Peuterey, Brouillard : un été chaud sur le versant sud du mont Blanc". Montagnes Magazine : actu montagne, Himalaya et test de matériel d’alpinisme, ski rando et de randonnée (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Filip Babicz i Denis Trento na Centralnym Filarze Frêney w stylu one push" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Scivola e muore durante una gita con le pelli: addio a Denis Trento, campione di scialpinismo". Dire (in Italian). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Tour du Rutor". Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dachstein Xtreme 2009: Grandioses Saisonfinale für die Skibergsteiger-Elite[permanent dead link] (German), mountain2b, 30 March 2009.
- ^ 2010 Trophée des Gastlosen Archived 15 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Denis Trento vince il 38^ Trofeo Rollandoz". Skialper magazine (in Italian). 17 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Il K1000 serale di Morgex a Denis Trento e Gloriana Pellissier". Licony Trail (in Italian). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Pierra Menta 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
External links
edit- Denis Trento bei Skimountaineering.org