| From: | Italy 🇮🇹 |
| Date of birth: | 2nd January 1909 |
| Age: | 100 years old |
| Date of death: | 6th August 2009 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Vittorio Ratti | |
| Luigino Esposito | |
| Ugo Tizzoni | |
| Family | |
| Ugo Tizzoni (child) | |
Ken Wilson writing in Mountain Magazine:
Of all the great alpine climbers of that exciting decade prior to the Second World War, Riccardo Cassin stands out as the most distinguished. His three outstanding North Face climbs on the Grandes Jorasses, the Cima Ovest and the Piz Badile marked him out as an alpinist of the highest calibre. They formed the corner-stone of the career of one of the greatest climbers of our time. [3]
[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CSR0WreDWZ9/
[2] Obituary by Ed Douglas for The Guardin, 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/aug/13/obituary-riccardo-cassin
[3] Mountain 22 (1972), page 32 /library/9626/mountain-22
[4] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/goodbye-riccardo-cassin.html
4 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassin Route First ascent. With Vittorio Ratti. With some points of aid. | E5 | Alternate Leads | ground up | Between 28th Aug 1935 and 30th Aug 1935 |
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Spur First ascent. With Luigino Esposito and Ugo Tizzoni. | ED1 | Alternate Leads | Between 4th Aug 1938 and 6th Aug 1938 | |
| Cassin Route First ascent. With Luigino Esposito and Vittorio Ratti. | TD | Alternate Leads | alpine | Between 14th Jul 1937 and 16th Jul 1937 | |
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Cassin and team joined Como climbers Mario Molteni and Giuseppe Valsecchi who were already on the climb. The latter two died of exposure and exhaustion during the descent in a famous alpine epic. References |
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| Cassin Ridge First ascent. | TD | Mountaineering | alpine | 1961 | |