Sergio Martini (born 29 July 1949) is an
Italian
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mountaineer
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. In 2000, he became the 7th person to climb the fourteen
eight-thousander
The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) as being more than in height above sea level, and sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks. There is no precise defin ...
s (and the second Italian after
Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Andreas Messner (; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent o ...
) having done so during 1983–2000.
Climbers who have reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders. 8000ers.com
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References
Summiters of all 14 eight-thousanders
1949 births
Living people
Italian summiters of Mount Everest
Summiters of K2
Summiters of Broad Peak
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