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Cesare Maestri, Italian famous climber, aged
74: Cho Oyu 2002
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Cesare Maestri, Italian
famous climber, aged 74, is trying the Shishapangma
top right now. His expedition "A 8000 for Peace"
is meant to reach the top and put a multicoloured
"peace" flag, to testify the importance of alpinism in
world peace, for the 2002 Year of the Mountains.
Cesare Maestri, along with top Italian climbers Sergio
Martini and Fausto De Stefani, reached base camp last
week and started his acclimatation work.
Unfortunately, Cesare Maestri suffered for a lungs
irritation on Saturday Sept. 21th, while taking a fast
trek at 5.000 meter altitude. He had to turn back and
recover at base camp. But his doctor said yesterday
there is no risk of edema, and Maestri will go on in
few days after some rest. From: Gigi Zoppello,
journalist, Italy
Update 9/24/2002: Cesare
Maestri, famous Italian climber, aged 74, has quit his
attempt to reach the top of Shishapangma. Maestri had
been stopped by his doctor, after an attack of
mountain sickness last Saturday, and suffered for
lungs irritation on his way back from advanced base
camp al 5.600 meter altitude. "If he goes on - doctor
said today - he's risking edema". Maestri wanted to
climb the Himalayan top to put a peace flag on it, in
the 2002 Year of the Mountains. Maestri is back at
base camp and about to start his way back to
Kathmandu. His mates Sergio Martini and Giorgio
Nicolodi - both from Trento, Italy - will attempt
Shishapangma anyway, and are carrying the Maestri's
flag, says local Italian newspaper "Corriere delle
Alpi". from: Gigi Zoppello, journalist, Trento - Italy
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